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Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#31

>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anything to the table. Way to show your immaturity. I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and is mostly read by me and I still don't do this.

Adult : someone who knows better.

Being able to joke is a sign of maturity. Some people loose this ability when they become adults.

Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#32

>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anything to the table. Way to show your immaturity. I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and is mostly read by me and I still don't do this.

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Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#34

>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anything to the table. Way to show your immaturity. I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and is mostly read by me and I still don't do this.

> I never understood devs that do this

Succeed? Have a personality?

Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#35
post #30

I can't believe that I just created a few lines of C driver to print out the messages: Good programmers use Notepad++ to code. Extreme programmers use MS Word to code, in Comic Sans, center aligned. Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. Emacs is a great operating system, lacking only a decent editor. A good programmer is someone who always l…

What line is it on?

Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#36

"The best things in life are free. Notepad++ is free. So Notepad++ is the best. " Logically incorrect. Maybe that is the joke. Should be: "The best things in life are free. Notepad++ is free. Therefore if something is not free, it cannot be one of the best things, or notepad++"

Something something "like dissecting a frog."

(Context: "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a live frog to figure out how it works. The first thing you have on your hands is a dead frog.")

Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#38
post #25
post #20

Tip: Use "shift + scroll" to read long quotes.

I can't seem to get this to work for me (Firefox on Windows).

Works on my Firefox on Windows, for shift + scroll focus need to be on the element you want to scroll. Arrow keys works even better

Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#39

>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anything to the table. Way to show your immaturity. I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and is mostly read by me and I still don't do this.

Coding is not a serious act for some of us. We play, we build, we create and have fun. This doesn’t mean what we code is low quality or hacky. But this requirement doesn’t exclude the permission to have fun. Sometimes a variable name, sometimes a hex value, sometimes a comment or Easter egg. Life is too short to be too serious about anything and everything. I write code since 1999 or so. I still have fun here and the…

Exactly! It makes no difference to the compiler what you call a variable, but it makes a difference to the human.

Whenever I do a pandas dataframe melt, I name the variable "melted_cheese". I could just name it something plain/boring, but life is simplybetter with melted cheese.

Re: CS quotes found while browsing Notepad++'s code

#40

>"Je mange donc je chie." Roughly : "I eat therefore I shit" I never understood devs that do this, it reflects very poorly on them and it doesn't bring anything to the table. Way to show your immaturity. I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private and is mostly read by me and I still don't do this.

> I write code since 2006, 99% of it is private

and author of Notepad++ made an open-source project used on a massive scale

(none is obligated it to work on open source, but I consider it admirable and praiseworthy, especially if someone is doing it successfully and helping many other people)

> it reflects very poorly on them

why?

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