From: Stephen Kellett <snail@...>
Date: 2006-09-04T20:25:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Joel Spolsky on languages for web programming

In message <44FB5AD5.5090508@comcast.net>, Devin Mullins 
<twifkak@comcast.net> writes
>does clean mean? reduced duplication?). Pretty means fewer LOC, which 
>is about the only objective measure of maintainability we know.

I take it you've never had the pleasure of reading someone else's APL 
code? Its about as dense as you can get in LOC.

Sure is not easy to maintain. Often described as a "write only 
language".

I think the word "pretty" is not the correct word, "elegant" would be 
better.

Stephen
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