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05/25/06 20:13
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 		 #117114 - That reminds me
Responding to: ???'s previous message
It is so long ago that I can not make a full recreation but it was something like this (it was assembler, but I use C for the showing)

short volatile ralph (a 16 bit HW status register)
..
ralph &= 0xff00;
.. 5 or 10 lines not referencing Ralph
ralph &= 0xff;
.. 5 or 10 lines not referencing Ralph
if (ralph & 0x0040)
..
else if (ralph & 0x0080)
..
else if (ralph & 0x0100)

This was a result of some haphazard debugging (aka 'trying') done by 3 successive people.

Erik

List of 31 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
stupid code            01/01/70 00:00      
   Optimiser?            01/01/70 00:00      
      I use the NASA approach            01/01/70 00:00      
         Optimisation            01/01/70 00:00      
   it's an oscillator!            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not stupid at all            01/01/70 00:00      
      context            01/01/70 00:00      
   how about just plain ugle code?            01/01/70 00:00      
      stupid, but for other reasons            01/01/70 00:00      
      Normal?            01/01/70 00:00      
         watch your language            01/01/70 00:00      
            I think the word is "inane."            01/01/70 00:00      
               nope            01/01/70 00:00      
            Too Late            01/01/70 00:00      
   Always false            01/01/70 00:00      
      Just a typo ?            01/01/70 00:00      
   That reminds me            01/01/70 00:00      
      That's why I keep saying ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      You never know            01/01/70 00:00      
         I object vehemently            01/01/70 00:00      
         it's because he's stupid, not clever            01/01/70 00:00      
            Hmmmmmm...            01/01/70 00:00      
            who maintains?            01/01/70 00:00      
   stupid me            01/01/70 00:00      
   Not stupid you,stupid programmers            01/01/70 00:00      
      not HLL            01/01/70 00:00      
         abstraction            01/01/70 00:00      
            abstraction is the ideal            01/01/70 00:00      
               if you do not care about cost/performanc            01/01/70 00:00      
                  getting back to your original statement.            01/01/70 00:00      
   sheesh            01/01/70 00:00      

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