Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Tue Mar 16 08:12:00 CDT 2010
ROTL Won't make any difference. You are simply wrong! Live with it. Max On 16 March 2010 13:01, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > LOL, max your arguments are specious. > > Begin > VBA DOES USE THEM > End > > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com <http://www.colbyconsulting.com/> > > > Max Wanadoo wrote: > >> (X + Y) * (z^2-3) > > because mathematical expression have nothing to do with coding....apples > and > > oranges. > > > > the brackets are necessary to ensure mathematically correct calculations > but > > if curly brackets were neecessary for code they would be present in every > > code language - but they are not. Why? because they are there for YOU > and > > for no other reason. They are NOT necessary and we all know that VBA > > doesn't use them, neither do tons of other languages. > > > > When the compilers say back to contemplate writing a new compiler they > > clearly said "What can we do to make our C# language stand out and > pretend > > it is a cut above everybody elses's language? I know, lets stick some > curly > > brackets in there - that will take up at least half a page of white space > > and contribute nothing, but hey? It will confuse the life out of Joe > Public > > and we can make pretend that we are really intelligent" > > > > > > If that is your comfort zone then so be it. Just ask yourself this. > When I > > sit down and "learn" a new language, what am I actually learning? Is it > how > > to code? No, I can do that. Is it how to structure algorithms? No, I > can > > do that. Is it to learn how to structure data? No, I can do that. What > is > > it then? Does it compile down to something extra stupendous? Nay, it is > > just about another way of doing the same thing. If the langues doesn't > > bring any REAL advantage then why bother? Some languages are archaic and > > cumbersom, some are slick and neat and some compile to executables and > some > > compile to p-code. But if there is no real advantage of one over the > other, > > why bother and why waste your time, but most of all WHY PRETEND. > > > > Max > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-VB mailing list > > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >