Re: K&R (was: Gartner on OSS)

From: Keith Jenkins <kgj2_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:59:04 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Sebastian Hammer <quinn_at_indexdata.com> wrote:
> A true hacker has no need for these crude tools. He waits for cosmic
>  radiation to pummel the magnetic patterns on his drive into a pleasing
>  and functional sequence of bits.

But if you're in a hurry, you can speed up the process by using a
random-number generator to output random files of code, test them with
a batch script, and discarding those that generate errors...

The hard part is figuring out which code to use for which problem.

Keith
Received on Thu Apr 03 2008 - 16:07:26 EDT