Re: Coding style - a non-issue

Jeff Garzik
2001-11-30T20:18:42Z

"Paul G. Allen" wrote:
> It should not take "time" to discover the purpose of _any_ variable or
> function, or file, whether newbie or not. The point of coding is to
> solve a problem, not perform an excersise in deductive or logical
> reasoning before the problem (which usually involves further logical
> reasoning) can be solved.

Part of the problem being solved by Linux kernel code is efficient long
term maintenance and efficient peer review. Overly verbose code does
not solve these problems.

Jeff

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