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Yah, I assumed they were doing something fancy, not knowing what they actually are doing. I'm told a great place to read good code, both Python and C, is to re

• tjr 19y ago
  Yes, C is another good example. The language is fairly small, and it's not terribly difficult to learn the language itself and write your own programs. But to be able to look at an arbitrary piece of C code and understand all of the implications is another matter entirely. This is true of any language to some degree, although some are worse than others, and if the code was purposefully written in some non-traditional way it can be even harder.
  • ivankirigin 19y ago
    It is most certainly not true about C++.
    • tjr 19y ago
      Touche'; I should have grouped my sentences differently. C++ is not a small, easy-to-learn language.
      • ivankirigin 19y ago
        I'm reminded of Duff's Device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff%27s_device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff%27s_device send(to, from, count) register short *to, *from; register count; { register n = (count + 7) / 8; switch (count % 8) { case 0: do { *to = *from++; case 7: *to = *from++; case 6: *to = *from++; case 5: *to = *from++; case 4: *to = *from++; case 3: *to = *from++; case 2: *to = *from++; case 1: *to = *from++; } while (--n > 0); } }