From: tkoenig@netcologne.de   
      
   Harold Stevens  schrieb:   
   > In  Lawrence D'Oliveiro:   
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   > [Snip...]   
   >   
   >> Why is that still the case?   
   >> Longer names have been allowed for going back   
   >> about a third of a century now.   
   >   
   > Suppose you're in charge of CERN, and responsibile for integrating   
   > 2 bazillion lines of particle physics code in libraries resembling   
   > the Tower of Babel.   
      
   Then you have about the chance of a snowball in a Supernova of   
   avoiding name conflicts in your subroutines and COMMON blocks   
   if you stick to six-letter identifiers.   
      
   > Chances are very good you have this tattooed on your forehead:   
   >   
   > IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.   
      
   And if you don't understand what it does, would you trust it   
   enough to publish a paper with? :-)   
      
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