Comments on book review (cstyle - (nf)

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ea!mwm    May 25 16:07:00 1984

/***** ea:net.lang.c / utzoo!laura /  6:17 pm  May 19, 1984 */
Sorry mike. The assumption you are making is that everybody knows how
to minimize pain, and that one isn't valid, though  most people *think*
they know how to minimize pain. Case in point, me:

-- 
Laura Creighton
utzoo!laura
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You're right, I am making an invalid assumption - I'm assuming that
people will try new things of their own free will, and use the one that
works best. This isn't true - and I blasted well know it.

Forcing people to use some style that may or may not work for them is
not the solution. Allowing people to go on using whatever hackery they
like without giving other things a chance may not work either. I don't
have a good solution; does anybody?

	<mike