Comments on: Three lines of code http://nutrun.com/weblog/three-lines-of-code/ nutrun Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:25:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: hxa7241 http://nutrun.com/weblog/three-lines-of-code/#comment-97 hxa7241 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:46:29 +0000 http://new-site.nutrun.com/?p=24#comment-97 At least one study (probably mentioned in 'Code Complete') found that programming rate -- as lines per hour -- was fairly constant across all languages. That means lines of code needed *is* a good measure of a language: The more concise the language the more productive the programmer will be. At least one study (probably mentioned in ‘Code Complete’) found that programming rate — as lines per hour — was fairly constant across all languages.

That means lines of code needed *is* a good measure of a language: The more concise the language the more productive the programmer will be.

]]> By: Shane http://nutrun.com/weblog/three-lines-of-code/#comment-96 Shane Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:42:18 +0000 http://new-site.nutrun.com/?p=24#comment-96 Interesting enough, everyone has been putting up with Java File IO so far. Because when I searched early this year, I didn't find anything interesting. My teammates and I had to create one of our own (http://dbfixture.public.thoughtworks.org/t/index.html) and start using it. It is still looking for a home, but it does get the job done. And I have already got a field testing project! Interesting enough, everyone has been putting up with Java File IO so far. Because when I searched early this year, I didn’t find anything interesting.

My teammates and I had to create one of our own (http://dbfixture.public.thoughtworks.org/t/index.html) and start using it. It is still looking for a home, but it does get the job done.

And I have already got a field testing project!

]]> By: Sam http://nutrun.com/weblog/three-lines-of-code/#comment-95 Sam Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:04:53 +0000 http://new-site.nutrun.com/?p=24#comment-95 Sun is run by morons, so what do you expect? There's lots of times when I sit there wondering why something isn't in the core libraries. I stopped carring about it three years ago when I figured out that Sun is too clueless to ever change it. So, I recommend doing what everyone else whose coded in Java for a few years does....get an open source library that does what you want. Chances are good that there are many to choose from for most things. Ruby has better core libraries but if they don't have what you want, you're probably going to be coding what you need by hand instead of just downloading it. In regards to Java, it's more about knowing what libraries are out there than what you can get out of Sun's austere core libraries. Sun is run by morons, so what do you expect? There’s lots of times when I sit there wondering why something isn’t in the core libraries. I stopped carring about it three years ago when I figured out that Sun is too clueless to ever change it.

So, I recommend doing what everyone else whose coded in Java for a few years does….get an open source library that does what you want. Chances are good that there are many to choose from for most things. Ruby has better core libraries but if they don’t have what you want, you’re probably going to be coding what you need by hand instead of just downloading it.

In regards to Java, it’s more about knowing what libraries are out there than what you can get out of Sun’s austere core libraries.

]]> By: Tom http://nutrun.com/weblog/three-lines-of-code/#comment-94 Tom Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:36:39 +0000 http://new-site.nutrun.com/?p=24#comment-94 Good analysis and attitude. I might not agree with every single point (though I agree with most), but that's unimportant. Great post. Good analysis and attitude. I might not agree with every single point (though I agree with most), but that’s unimportant. Great post.

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