On Feb 2, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Jacob Fugal wrote: > On 2/2/06, William James <w_a_x_man / yahoo.com> wrote: >> Jacob Fugal wrote: >>> On 2/2/06, William James <w_a_x_man / yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> If you don't like golf, why watch it? >>> >>> Because the original poster was asking for advice on why it wasn't >>> working, not for a golfing contest. >> >> The fact that his expectations were modest doesn't mean that >> I shouldn't give him a bonus. One never has to ask for a golfing >> contest, since those who enjoy programming and who test their >> code before they post are always willing to indulge in that pastime. > > Let me clarify. > > * I don't mind you golfing on the list/newsgroup. > * I don't mind you golfing about this task. > > What I do mind is threads that were not intended as golfing threads > being hijacked into a golf contest. If I were the OP and posted a > question, then later saw a new post in the thread stemming from that > question, I'd expect useful input or discussion regarding my question. > I am especially touchy about this when golfing replies are posted in > response to a newbie question. While golf can be fun, we don't want > the newbie to get the wrong idea that the techniques used in the golf > are representative of how the code *should* be written. > > If you feel the desire to golf, please at least rethread it by > changing (at minimum) the subject line. > > Jacob Fugal > > PS. And regarding "those who enjoy programming and who test their code > before they post are always willing to indulge in that pastime". I > *usually* check the code I post, you were fortunate to catch me at a > time when my mind was on other things and I was pressed for time. > Since I am not willing to indulge in golf, I must not enjoy > programming then. Dang, and I thought I liked it... > Plus the original poster specifically asked about how to get rid of $_ in the code, not how to add more of it. -Ezra