Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bart Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: else ladders practice Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 18:48:14 +0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <3deb64c5b0ee344acd9fbaea1002baf7302c1e8f@i2pn2.org> <86y117qhc8.fsf@linuxsc.com> <86cyiiqit8.fsf@linuxsc.com> <86mshkos1a.fsf@linuxsc.com> <20241128143715.00003565@yahoo.com> <86wmglnvic.fsf@linuxsc.com> <86zflemb1k.fsf@linuxsc.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:48:15 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8d706a207c8aaed216e2647004c96849"; logging-data="3664714"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/Jigaqy7tyjzPbE7ZDOBDB" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:Vq/Z42FY9L86GLJu2cJxTDqjjIw= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB Bytes: 3514 On 02/12/2024 18:19, Janis Papanagnou wrote: > On 02.12.2024 15:44, Bart wrote: > > If all you want is to _sequentially_ process each single error in > a source file you don't need a test; all you need is to get the > error message, to start the editor, edit, and reiterate the compile > (to get the next error message, and so on). - Very time consuming. > > But as soon as the errors are [all] fixed in a module... - what > do you do with it? - ...you should test that what you've changed > or implemented has been done correctly. > > So edit/compile-iterating a single source is more time-consuming > than fixing it in, let's call it, "batch-mode". And once it's > error-free the compile times are negligible in the whole process. I've struggled to find a suitable real-life analogy. All I can suggest is that people have gone to some lengths to justify having a car that can only travel at 3 mph around town, rather then 30 mph (ie 5 vs 50 kph). Maybe their town is only a village, so the net difference is neglible. Or they rarely drive, or avoid doing so, another way to downplay the inconvenience of such slow wheels. The fact is that driving at 3 mph on a clear road is incredibly frustrating even when you're not in a hurry to get anywhere! >> Or are you suggesting that the scenario portrayed here: >> >> https://xkcd.com/303/ >> >> is a complete fantasy? > > It is a comic. - So, yes, it's fantasy. It's worth a scribbling > on a WC wall but not suited as a sensible base for discussions. I would disagree. The reason those work is that people can identify with them from their own experience, even if exaggerated for comic effect. Otherwise no would get them.