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Subject:RE: Are these words being used? From:"Humbird, Len - CFC" <Humbird -dot- Len -at- cfwy -dot- com> To:"'TECHWR-L (E-mail)" <TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- RAYCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:56:56 -0800
Suggest to your SME that everyone start using GOTO statements and
self-modifying code because they're coming back in style again. Hey, if us
tech writers can insert a "see also" page reference in a manual, it's gotta
be good in a program!
Well, yes, as a matter of fact, it IS a nice way to tell your SME where to
GOTO.
In fact, why don't you quiz him on why programming has such a strict syntax?
We should be able to create new instructions and constructs on the fly,
whenever we need them. And if the computer doesn't recognize it, then it
must be a hardware problem.
> A SME wants me to use these words. He says that they are
> commonly used. What do you think?
>
> orderability shippability
>
> Bob Morrisette
> writer -at- computer -dot- org
