Re: Structured Macros Infinite Loop Warning

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From: Steve Comstock
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:15

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john gilmore wrote:
> I am strongly reminded of certain 13th century discussions of the question
> whether archangels, in moving from A to B, traverse the space between A and
> B.
>
> Those who find these macros perspicuous should use them, and those who can
> produce lucid code without using them are of course free to dispense with
> their use.
>
> This said, it has been my experience that they have an important pedagogic
> role to play: novices learn faster using them than not using them, and the
> ad interim code they produce using them is much better than it would
> otherwise be.

Well, my perception is that novices need to learn the
real, underlying code to start with. The macros may
be a convenient short cut, but using them may actually
be a detriment to understanding. Get a strong grip on
the fundamentals, then learn how to use various tools
to help create code [or furniture, or any hand-crafted
item] more quickly.

Kind regards,

-Steve Comstock

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