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Re: check for duplicate routine names? [message #23260 is a reply to message #23259]

Fri, 19 January 2001 06:47

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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David Fanning (davidf@dfanning.com) writes:
>
> What you need is a language with a little more
> structure to it. Why not give up IDL and try
> Pascal. :-)

Whoops! Michael, that maybe came across harder than I
intended. And I'm already fearing another "rude" message
from Rochelle. :-(

What I was trying to say is that IDL is a "loose" sort
of language. That gives us fits sometimes, but it is
also what gives us so much power. Yes, IDL could be
doing all kinds of checking of all kinds of things.
It would be substantially slower, substantially less
powerful, and probably cost substantially more. And
it would be a hell of a lot less fun to work with.

You will smack your head a couple or three times.
But even the dullest of us (I speak here from
experience) eventually learn to duck. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: R.Bauer on Mon, 22 January 2001 06:17
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: davidf on Fri, 19 January 2001 15:19
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Fri, 19 January 2001 13:40
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Fri, 19 January 2001 13:34
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Craig Markwardt on Fri, 19 January 2001 10:54
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: davidf on Fri, 19 January 2001 09:34
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Jaco van Gorkom on Fri, 19 January 2001 09:06
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Liam E. Gumley on Fri, 19 January 2001 08:55
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Liam E. Gumley on Fri, 19 January 2001 08:52
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Fri, 19 January 2001 08:42
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Craig Markwardt on Fri, 19 January 2001 08:34
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Paul van Delst on Fri, 19 January 2001 08:23
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: dominik on Fri, 19 January 2001 07:10
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: Jaco van Gorkom on Fri, 19 January 2001 06:54
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: davidf on Fri, 19 January 2001 06:47
		Re: check for duplicate routine names? By: davidf on Fri, 19 January 2001 06:25

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