In article <4039335d$1@news.povray.org>,
 "Dan P" <dan### [at] yahoocom> wrote:

> > > > We like the clunkier syntax *because* it is harder to use and requires
> more
> > > > thought from the programmer. In our situation this is a good thing.
> 
> Thank you, Warp. This has been a puzzle for me for some time now: why do so
> many programmers write such awful code? At first, I thought it was because
> they didn't want other programmers to understand it because they could be
> replaced. Then, I figured it was just because they were engineers with no
> sense of cognitive psychology. Finally, I read your message, and now I
> understand it: these engineers are doing the world a /favor/ by making code
> hard to read because it makes other programmers think more. I get it now!
> It's alturism.
> 
> Don't send me a resume.

Warp didn't write that. And even if he had, your attack would have been 
completely unwarranted. Speaking as a member of the TAG, please stop 
these personal attacks, insults, and other anti-social behavior. Now.

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