Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 15:42:55 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Anti-Unix Site Runs Unix Message-ID: <3CACE4FF.16DCF023@mindspring.com> References: <A0B14BDC-47B2-11D6-BF98-003065D5E9A4@carrel.org> <xzppu1f1oh5.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > D) People who write code in a professional manner are smart. > > Probably correct, but this doesn't affect any of the above. "Smart > people write code in a professional manner" would be significant, if > it were true. > > To summarize: > > A) Microsoft developers are smart > B) Microsoft developers don't document their code > C) Microsoft does not require developers to document their code > D) Programmers who document their code are smart > > There are no conclusions possible based on the above four premises. That's because D is formulated incorrectly; it's made up of an incorrect syllogism: i) programmers who document their code are smart ii) therefore all documented code is written by smart programmers c.v.: i) a trout is a fish ii) therefore all fish are trout The correct (D) is: D) Developers who are smart document their code. 8-). -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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