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Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? [message #32764 is a reply to message #32763]

Fri, 01 November 2002 09:39

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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R.G. Stockwell (sorry@noemail.now) writes:

> I am going through my monster IDL library, and was wondering what
> people think of the practice of including a main level "example" or
> "Test" code at the end of each function and procedure?
>
> Are there any reasons not to do this?
> I don't see any, but I am probably missing something, i usually am :).
>
> I do this almost always (and in fact, I am planning to make this a rule,
> so that all my functions will have an example if anyone runs the function.

Oh, bravo! You just missed this year's dinner
(update to follow when my headache goes away),
but this will get you an automatic invite to
next year's IEPA dinner!

Cheers,

David

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		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Tue, 05 November 2002 12:23
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: R.Bauer on Mon, 04 November 2002 13:09
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: R.G. Stockwell on Mon, 04 November 2002 06:11
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: David Fanning on Fri, 01 November 2002 11:16
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Fri, 01 November 2002 10:51
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: R.Bauer on Fri, 01 November 2002 09:56
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: David Fanning on Fri, 01 November 2002 09:46
		Re: gurus: example code as main level code ? By: David Fanning on Fri, 01 November 2002 09:39

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