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Re: the last line of a large file [message #55336 is a reply to message #55238]

Fri, 10 August 2007 07:10

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Conor writes:

> Really! What in the world is the point of putting the number of
> lines at the end of the file? That's got to be about the silliest
> thing I've ever heard of. By the time you've actually read to the end
> of the file, you already know how many lines there are!

I think you might be overestimating the abilities of young
programmers who have been trained by video games and text
messaging. :-)

Cheers,

David

P.S. You could spend a couple of days answering my e-mails
if you wish a more comprehensive view of the world. ;-)

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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: the last line of a large file By: queiny on Fri, 10 August 2007 07:00
		Re: the last line of a large file By: Conor on Fri, 10 August 2007 05:34
		Re: the last line of a large file By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Thu, 09 August 2007 14:22
		Re: the last line of a large file By: Jean H. on Thu, 09 August 2007 13:07
		Re: the last line of a large file By: Carsten Lechte on Fri, 10 August 2007 08:00
		Re: the last line of a large file By: David Fanning on Fri, 10 August 2007 07:10
		Re: the last line of a large file By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Fri, 10 August 2007 07:37

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