[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2012-08-24 12:14, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>>> I have not ever seen a program that works right the first time. And I
>>> seriously doubt anyone here have seen that very often, even if you only
>>> do very simple programs...
>
> I write quite a lot of code and I have numerous witnesses that most of what
> I write works correctly the first time. So much so they no longer consider
> it interesting or notable.

I don't believe it, but then again, we might just have different 
definitions of what "working right" means. Or "first time".

>> You must be like me, you don't get out much ....
>
> Some people know quite a lot about computers and programming languages but
> still aren't very good coders. Coding really is a special skill.

I know of places and people who are known for their skills, including 
people who even invented some of the programming languages used today, 
as well as doing the compilers you use. And I still don't see any 
programs that works right the first time.

Not to mention things like compilers and operating systems, which are 
extensively tested every day, written by a whole bunch of people that I 
don't think anyone should claim are clueless about how to program, and 
after decades, there are still new and old bugs found regularly...

Go figure...

But we should probably take this offline. Feel free to send me some code 
samples written in C, that you have, and I'll be happy to point out bugs 
to you. :-D Or else retract my claim here. ;-)

	Johnny

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