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Re: Declaration of variables in IDL [message #26876 is a reply to message #26875]

Wed, 03 October 2001 09:32

Paul van Delst
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"Pavel A. Romashkin" wrote:
>
> Hans de Boer wrote:
>>
>> the code seems to run quite nicely and the poor
>> programmer is left with apparently correct results.
>> I also have found that people new to IDL have generated extremely sneaky
>> bugs this way.
>
> This is a good example of what you can use the sophisticated system of
> breakpoints that IDL comes with. Debugging is convenient and simple. The
> only thing not there is an automatic coffe pot that would brew any time
> a bug is found :-)
> As a universal method, you could check SIZE, /TYPE every time you use a
> variable. Never fails, but may double your code length when used on
> every second line :-)

It tripled mine until I discovered the wonders of CATCH. :o)

paulv

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		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Paul van Delst on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:30
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Paul van Delst on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:32
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:22
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Pavel A. Romashkin on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:14
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Paul van Delst on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:09
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: R.G.S. on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:10
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Craig Markwardt on Wed, 03 October 2001 14:43
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:08
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Todd Clements on Wed, 03 October 2001 09:03
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Paul van Delst on Wed, 03 October 2001 07:28
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: David Fanning on Wed, 03 October 2001 06:21
		Re: Declaration of variables in IDL By: Todd Clements on Wed, 03 October 2001 12:49

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