Subject: Re: [xsl] Standards checkers for XSLT From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:32:34 -0800 |
No, it isn't trivial at all. It's a vital part of maintaining the "real health" of a system. A clear legible and consitent style is a huge benefit in that respect.
As much as this may be interesting and useful we both know that there are much more important things we can be dealing with...
Cheers, Dimitre
On 25 Nov 2006 15:54:21 +0000, Colin Paul Adams <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> "Dimitre" == Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> Space and keystorkes do not need economy.
Dimitre> This is not completely true.
Well, no - not taken to extremes.
>> Code is far more often read than written, so it is a false >> economy to worry about the number of keystrokes.
Dimitre> Whenever there are 3-4 names and each of them is twice Dimitre> longer than it could be (just for "readability") very
We weren't talking about twice as long - just one extra character per word.
Dimitre> easy to end up with so long lines that one would need to Dimitre> scroll horizontally to read the whole text.
Dimitre> This is a case, when putting too much effort for Dimitre> readability achieves the reverse effect.
Well, yes. But I didn't see anyone arguing for such a practice.
Dimitre> Also, here we are talking about "cosmetics", which is so Dimitre> much trivial and superficial compared to "real health" of Dimitre> a system. :o)
No, it isn't trivial at all. It's a vital part of maintaining the "real health" of a system. A clear legible and consitent style is a huge benefit in that respect. -- Colin Adams Preston Lancashire
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