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> What if I represent a C program by a sequence of smells... The translator device reads the text from start to end, converts it to a token sequence, and emits

by NAFV_P 13y ago

> What if I represent a C program by a sequence of smells... The translator device reads the text from start to end, converts it to a token sequence, and emits a different smell for each token. Does that mean C is a "smell-based programming language"? If C was represented in an olfactory manner my code would be deemed a bio-hazard.

aaronem 13y ago
Certainly lends new meaning to the concept of "code smell".
- NAFV_P 13y ago
  "Damn, your code stinks man!" I have never happened across this bizarre piece of jargon, but I goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogled it, cheers.