From: arne@vajhoej.dk
On 4/16/2025 9:29 PM, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article <67fee5b8$0$708$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>,
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 4/14/2025 9:34 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> I'd argue that such comparisons can be misleading. As a simple example,
>>> specifying some arguments and invoking some routine. In either case,
>>> the arguments must be specified, then invoking the routine. Is each
>>> PUSH of an argument in assembler a separate instruction, or, just
>>> specification of an argument? One must still specify the arguments in
>>> either case.
>>>
>>> An example of a style I favor:
>>>
>>>        Stat% = SYS$QIOW(      ,     Â
               ! Event flag &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ListenCh%
By Value,    ! VMS channel &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
IO$_SETCHAR By Value,  ! Operation &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
IOSB::Stat%,           ! I/O status block &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
,                      ! AST routine &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
,                      ! AST parameter &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
ListenOpt::Protocol%,  ! P1 &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
,                      ! P2 &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
ServerItemLst::Len%,   ! P3 - local socket na^
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BackLog%
By Value,     ! P4 - connection back^
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
SockOptItemList::Len%, ! P5 - socket options &
>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
)                      ! P6
>>>
>>> Ok, how many lines of code?
>>
>> The question about line counting has already been raised
>> by Lawrence.
>
> Lawrence is a troll, and most of us have plonked him.
It is very fine if people simply don't read posts from
and replies to whomever they don't consider worth reading.
But if such people replies then it means that other people
start to see duplicate questions/comments.
Arne
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