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07/04/07 11:01
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 		 #141489 - Order of operations
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Steve M. Taylor said:
Which 12 year olds. I'll guarantee that any English ones would struggle with that.

6th graders refer to it as Order of Operations.
See: http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/v...tions.html

Steve M. Taylor said:
Where's the harm in clarity ?

Refer to my previous posts on "dumbing yourself down" and reduced productivity when faced with "non-parenthesised" code.


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Mini quiz for Friday            01/01/70 00:00      
   a classic            01/01/70 00:00      
   Non kosher C            01/01/70 00:00      
      Please Explain            01/01/70 00:00      
         The reason            01/01/70 00:00      
            The real reason???            01/01/70 00:00      
               welcome to the club            01/01/70 00:00      
            Worse than "implementation dependent"            01/01/70 00:00      
               Can you clarify this point?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  splint gives a (very) detailed warning:            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Interesting ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Sequence point            01/01/70 00:00      
   Lesson complete            01/01/70 00:00      
      The weird part            01/01/70 00:00      
      There's a fine line            01/01/70 00:00      
         Problem            01/01/70 00:00      
            operator precedence            01/01/70 00:00      
               I second the motion            01/01/70 00:00      
                  As I said            01/01/70 00:00      
                     re: As I said            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Productivity?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           wrong comment            01/01/70 00:00      
                           re: Productivity            01/01/70 00:00      
                        that's IT            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Then again ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              OK, is this better ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 12 year olds are smarter            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Sorry but            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Order of operations            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       I know            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    How about ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Wrong?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          point proven            01/01/70 00:00      
         Real Work vs. Fooling Around            01/01/70 00:00      
            I got caught out recently            01/01/70 00:00      
               re: I got caught out recently            01/01/70 00:00      

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