OT about size... Re: [OT] Is there a relationship between Xtalk languages andsmalltalk?

[Mark Wieder]

Andre-

Friday, May 20, 2005, 9:32:49 AM, you wrote:

AG> When I finish an app, I like to spend some time re-coding the routines
AG> singing the followoing mantra: "can I do it in fewer lines?". I am very

I'm constantly reengineering my old code, too, but I find that it
generally *grows* in size as I go back and add more comments. Trying
to do things in fewer lines can also sometimes lead to emphasizing
cuteness over readability.

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-Mark Wieder
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