[dba-Tech] On Odious Code

Actually, if it is my post you are mentioning, I said I ran across standards which suggested testing for the affirmative, not the 'positive' (and if I said 'positive', I really meant 'affirmative' and do apologize).

For your first example below, it would be correct in this viewpoint if Ralph is usually out of the house.

Again, it's not my convention.  Rather one I've seen around which would sometimes explain odd double-negative logic.

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Haslett,
> Andrew
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 1:40 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] On Odious Code
> 
> 
> Bit confused as to this issue..
>  
> So its just the syntax we're discussing, not not the logic?
>  
> I still don't see an issue with testing for nothing... The 
> original post
> suggested we t'est for the positive' instead, wihich I disagree with.
>  
> Consider:
>  
> If Ralph IS NOT 'AtHome' Then
>    'Ring Ralph on Mobile'
> End If
>  
> as oppsoed to:
>  
> If Ralph IS 'InCar' OR Ralph IS 'AtWork' OR Ralph IS 
> 'AtTheShop' OR Ralph IS
> 'AtTheFooty' etc...
>  
> .. Its obviously better to test for the negative in some cases...
>  
> Cheers,
> A
> 
>    _____  
> 
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk]
> Sent: Wed 4/08/2004 4:50 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] On Odious Code
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Arthur 
> 
> > .. so I guess I'm a pedant. 
> 
> You are. But take it as a positive label - there is too much 
> sloppiness around. 
> 
> /gustav 
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