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Re: 4 wheel power robot
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 23:47:37 GMT
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With much patients and too much time Jeff explains:
> The single = sign was my *point*; it's supposed to be
> *funny*: in C you can assign inside a test, it's called
> "The Last C Bug"[1], and it means that chisMagno will always
> be stubborn. I actually missed his Iain's mangling of your
> name, I just happen to know how to spell it.
>
> Jeff
>
> [1] - It's called that, given the following code example
> (which assumes you know about The Cold War, and that you
> know what 'DEFCON' means:
>
> // NORAD Defense System Code For Armageddon:
>
> function void [2] launch_decision(int defcon) {
> if(defcon = 1) {
> launch_all_nukes();
> } else {
> maintain_peace();
> }
> }
>
>
> [2] - I've seen it written returning an int, but then
> I thought - what's the point in returning an int from
> a function with *those* kind of side-effects?
ummm, Ya..... right.. and this is supposed to convince me that NQC is
better.
now this was the good ol' days.
(Iain cover your eyes)
10 ? clr
20 ? tab(20) "ya right";
25 ? " hit any key"
30 get a$: if a$ = "" then 30
40 goto 10
Chris
Lego Walker now @
www.members.home.net/cmagno/technics/index.htm
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| (...) <SIGH> The single = sign was my *point*; it's supposed to be *funny*: in C you can assign inside a test, it's called "The Last C Bug"[1], and it means that chisMagno will always be stubborn. I actually missed his Iain's mangling of your name, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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