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    Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :) —Matthew Miller
   (...) *grin* good for you. (...) Nope. That'd be too much of a change to the 6.0 installer for me to tackle right now. (The original code is _really_ crufty.) I'll look at this once I start on the next generation. (...) The python folks would (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :) —Christopher Lindsey
   (...) Yeah, but they also claim that checking your indentation levels is good too... :) Chris (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :) —Matthew Miller
   (...) I can see their point on that one. Indention _is_ a logical way to keep blocks seperated, and it's easier for new users than keeping {s and }s matched up. It's important to note that it's only _relative_ indentation that is important -- you (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
   
        Re: NQC in Boston University Linux :) —Christopher Lindsey
   (...) It's like a throwback to the days of Cobol and Fortran, except, as you pointed out, it doesn't require column placement. When I script in Perl I always add my changes all the way to the left so they're easy to find, remove, etc. if things (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)  
 

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