Digital BW, The Print

I am wondering whether this contest between Roy and Austin about 
how is the best programmer needs to be part of a discussion forum 
on printing black and white images. I understand that it began 
with a relevant topic, but it seems to have become quite another 
thing.


- David

= = = Original message = = =

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Austin Franklin" 
<darkroom@i...> wrote:
> 
> > > > What C construct are you going to use to
> > > > test the carry bit out of the last arithmetic add?  Write 
me 
the
> > code.
> > > > If you prefer a different high level lang, use that.
> > >
> > > That's up to the C compiler what it does.  Different C 

compilers
> > will do
> > > different things with the same constructs.  You should 

know
> > that.
> > >
> >
> > I know what C compilers do.  I want to know what YOU are 

going
> > to give the C compiler to compile i.e. I want YOUR source
> > code.  If you've written so much C code you ought to be able 

to
> > write
> > a couple of lines of C code that adds 2 unsigned 16 bit 
numbers
> > and forces the result to the maximum unsigned 16 bit 
number if
> > there is
> > overflow.  I want ordinary C code that could be compiled 
on
> > any computer with a C compiler on it and will work identically
> > and correctly on every single one.
> 
> Roy, you're being silly.  The world doesn't work that way. 
 Good 
programmers
> understand their tools, and typically know what their C compiler 

of choice
> is going to do in cases that are important...and they look 
at the 
output of
> the compiler to see what it's doing, or they simply write that 

routine in
> assembly language.
> 
> Austin

So, Austin, Jon Cone puts a claim of 1000 gray tones and
you jump all over him to prove him claim.

Now, you make this claim:
"I've written a Lisp interpreter as well as a couple of C 
compilers."

I ask you to give the slightest evidence that this is true.  
There
is no way someone could have "written a C compiler" and
not know some of the syntax.  I asked for a very small bit of
code to show that you know something about C.

Your evasiveness is amazing.  Frankly, I'm left with the thought
that you haven't the foggiest idea what the C language is,
and you're just going to try and bluff your way out of it.

Roy
 



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