From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 2/23/2026 4:44 AM, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:   
   > In article <10n9deu$a7ej$1@dont-email.me>,   
   >> I can't be the only one to have seen shops where the journeymen are so   
   >> unskilled that getting C code to compile by the random application of   
   >> casts is the norm. Not written in C but the UK scandalous Horizon PO   
   >> accounting system was written by people of that calibre (thickness).   
   >   
   > Using casts should be forbidden in the code standard.   
      
   The other problems with "coding standards" include:   
   - many shops don't have them   
   - they are often not rigorously enforced (code reviews?  ha!)   
   - they often reflect the beliefs of a small group of individuals   
   - they are often inappropriate for an application/domain   
   - they are considered a panacea   
      
   > If you want them, you should get approval from a senior programmer.   
   > He will probably learn you that the cast wasn't necessary.   
      
   Just hire better people rather than trying to "fix" the efforts   
   of subgrade performers.   
      
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