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Re: NQC listing mnemonics
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Sat, 4 Dec 1999 23:30:39 GMT
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I agree 100%. Go with the new.
Dave Baum <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> wrote in message
news:dbaum-0412991436050001@216-80-34-24.d.enteract.com...
> In article
> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912041445480.12784-100000@brunte.ispra.webweaving.org>,
> Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirkx@webweaving.org> wrote:
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> > I second this. I look at the listing a lot; esp. when optimizing. But
> > actually would feel quite happy with the newer format. Of course it
> > would be nice to just have a flag; and quite cheap./
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> IMHO, there are some cases where extra features are actually cost
> justified, but in many cases they are added because the short term cost is
> deceptively low. Even something as simple as an extra command line switch
> carries with it a certain burden of documentation, support, testing, and
> maintenance. None of these individual costs are huge, but if features are
> added too hastily, the resulting software can become a beast to maintain.
> Overall, this makes me a little reluctant to add features until it becomes
> clear that their value outweighs the cost.
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> For something like the mnemonics, I'd really like to pick one. Just
> because it may be easy to implement both, in the long run a single set of
> mnemonics may be very beneficial and make it easier for people to discuss
> bytecodes, etc. This is a case where I believe that either decision (old
> or new) is better than not making the decision (and perpetuating both
> sets).
>
> Dave Baum
>
> --
> reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com
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