Re: [xsl] How do you avoid relearning the same coding technique over and over?

["David Carlisle d.p.carlisle@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 12:19, Roger L Costello costello@xxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> A few days ago, I needed some code to iterate over a set of folders and
> then for each folder iterate over its files.
>
> Over the years I have solved that problem--use the expath file
> module--many times. In my most recent need, I spent a few minutes searching
> my file system to find an XSLT program that uses the expath module, but I
> didn't find anything, so I spent time relearning how to use the expath file
> module. What a waste of time.
>
> In the ideal world, when I develop some code--such as code to iterate over
> folders and subfolders--I would pause what I'm doing, create example code
> showing how to solve the task, and store that example code in some location
> on my file system that I'll remember 6 months, 6 years later. Alas, I'm in
> a hurry. I don't do that.
>
> What's the solution? Discipline? No matter how much I'm in a hurry, stop
> and create an example. Is that the solution?
>
> How do you avoid relearning the same coding technique over and over?
>
>
The procedure is simple. Write perfect bug free code the first time you
encounter a problem, and never forget any code that you write.

David