--- On Tue, 10/7/08, Jeff Findley <jeff.findley@ugs.com> wrote:

> From: Jeff Findley <jeff.findley@ugs.com>
> Subject: Re: [EE] Self documenting code vs. Comments
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6:41 PM
> "Vitaliy" <spam@maksimov.org> wrote in
> message 
> news:018101c9285c$8d54d8a0$6f02a8c0@ws11...
> > I use the same exact trick with the variables. :) And
> I prefer not to use
> > shorthand notation, I like:
> >
> >    myVar = myVar + 5;
> >
> > instead of:
> >
> >    myVar += 5;
> 
> This is a religious argument.  I prefer the latter since
> it's standard C/C++ 
> and saves on typing.
> 
> However, I'll usually stick with one C
> "shortcut" per line of code.  When 
> you start combining too many of these shortcuts on one line
> of code, it can 
> be bewildering for someone new to understand what's
> going on.
> 
  I tend to write expressive C code at times. Still it depends who is
going to inherit the code in the future. If it is for maintenance keep rich expression low...

John


      
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