12 Jun
2007
12 Jun
'07
1:04 p.m.
J. Peterson wrote:
Most vivid GOS memory: The FORTRAN library used the
classic
six-letters-or-less "license plate" naming conventions. The name for
the routine to create and open a new file was just one or two letters
different from the routine to format and initialize a volume. You
can see what's coming. "Gee this is taking a long time to
run...maybe it's hung?...better try rebooting...uh oh...". I think
it qualifies as my worst source code typo.
As long as your source file was on that volume, at least
your butt was well and truyly covered :-)
Antonio