From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Oct 2 13:47: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B019637B406 for ; Tue, 2 Oct 2001 13:47:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97] helo=dogma) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #7) id 15oWRP-0002ax-00; Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:46:59 +0100 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma (8.11.4/8.11.1) id f92Kkxo01782; Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:46:59 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm) Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:46:55 +0100 From: j mckitrick To: David Scheidt Cc: Rahul Siddharthan , "Gary W. Swearingen" , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: code density vs readability Message-ID: <20011002214655.A1713@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20011002213051.A28111@lpt.ens.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from rufus@brain.mics.net on Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 04:13:46PM -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org | > For programs, I like its syntax highlighting. I don't know whether | > nvi has that. | | I hope not... No offense to David..... Why do some people, especially advanced programmers, hate this feature so much? Isn't it great for catching misspellings before compiling, and for helping the eye locate a target? It also seems good for helping the mind quickly understand the structure of the code. It simply includes more valuable information. I realize it can be overdone, but since you can configure it any way you like, why is it so bad? Why does everything that makes programming easier get labeled a 'crutch' at some point? I mean, LINT could be called a remedy for poor programming skills in the first place, but many accomplished programmers us it, correct? | > And I think vim does handle multiple buffers in console mode. I | > haven't investigated it, when doing "serious" work I'm always running | > X and I just find it easier to open two xterms... | | vim does do multiple buffers. How? Does it do split screens? I once spent the better part of an hour trying to figure this out. That either means poor documentation, or I didn't have the foggiest where to find it in all of those linked documentation menus. jm -- My other computer is your windows box. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message