[AccessD] Missing references

...you're preaching to the choir JC :(

William Hindman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JWColby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
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Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Missing references


> >and many MS code examples now declare all variables immediately before
> first use.
>
> Don't get me started on Microsoft's summer interns "best practices"
> examples.  Anyone for the trading database as a way to demonstrate correct
> normalization.
>
> It doesn't help their cause that they foist such monstrosities on us.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart 
> McLachlan
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:08 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Missing references
>
> On 16 Feb 2007 at 10:39, JWColby wrote:
>
>> Actually dimensioning a variable of any kind down in the middle of
>> code is considered bad practice anyway.
>
> It used to be.  There seems to be a growing trend towards 
> "decentralisation"
> rather than "consolidation" of declarations.
>
> Now we have "Block Scoped variables" in  VB.Net which *have* to be 
> declared
> in the middle of code and many MS code examples now declare all variables
> immediately before first use.
>
> Anyone for another round of Bound/Unbound or Surrogate/Natural et al which
> we're at it?  :-)
>
>
>
>
>
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> Stuart
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