At 10:22 2017-02-17, Richard Kaye <rkaye@invaluable.com> wrote:

>I prefer to think of it as the ability to interactively test without

>having to engage in some sort of code/compile/debug/repeat cycle. If

>that's the definition of a kludge then I guess the answer is yes. Or

>you could go with Ted's more elegantly stated reply.

I think your definition is too elegant to be a good definition

for "kludge". <BEG>

(During my computing degree, in one English class, we were

required to write up and present a technical term. My classmates

chose such things as "cookie". I picked "kludge".)

Well, when you have to experiment, it often is somewhat of a

kludge. Yes, I do like being able to do that quickly (i.e. without a

compile and link). I still use GW-BASIC for that on some

problems. You can clean up later, but sometimes, later is not

needed, especially for one-offs.

>Happy Friday to you, too, Gene. :-)

Thank you.

[snip]

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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