Re: Re: Re: Re: Is this book dated?

Michael Pavling
Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:19:20 -0000

On 7 July 2010 16:02, Marnen Laibow-Koser
<lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Michael Pavling wrote:
>> See... it''s horses for courses...
>
> That''s actually not what the phrase means; it means more like
"use the
> right tool for the job at hand". :)

This is the meaning I''d apply to it...
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/horses+for+courses.html
...and that''s the sentiment I used it with.

>> I *hate* word-wrapping! And turn it
>> off on any editor I can :-)
>
> My goodness, why?
> I do occasionally write and read long lines of code,
> and it''s essential to me to not have to lose context by scrolling
> horizontally.

For me, I "lose context" when the next "line" is actually a
continuation of the previous. Of course, I avoid long lines where
possible (refactor and rewrite to get rid of them), but where I come
across them (for instance looking at a CSV) I want no wrapping! :-)

> Anyway, we''re going way off topic here, so I probably
shouldn''t go on.

True enough... back to the grind.