in reply to Ninja style coding... is it bad?

How do I really code?

You should code like a samurai. Then if you screw up your code, you can have some redemption in dying well (bravely and with dignity) in seppuku.

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Re^2: Ninja style coding... is it bad?
by Courage (Parson) on Sep 04, 2004 at 19:48 UTC
    As far as I know, sepukku is not brave with dignity.
    What you mean is probably harakiri.

    Correct me if I'm wrong

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      You have it the other way around. You should google it.
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        Actually, check out Seppuku on Wikipedia: hara-kiri is a vulgar term for the same act.

        Coding like a Samurai would involve doing things according to a strict code of conduct and with attention to one's personal morals. A Samurai coder would modify code in the "correct" style regardless of the original code style. If ordered to do otherwise, he might commit seppuku as a moral protest.

        require General::Disclaimer;

        All code, unless otherwise noted, is untested

        "All it will give you though, are headaches after headaches as it misinterprets your instructions in the most innovative yet useless ways." - Maypole and I - Tales from the Frontier of a Relationship (by Corion)

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