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Subject:Re: Term for elegant, efficient, tight code? From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 31 May 2003 12:12:23 -0700 (PDT)
Goober Writer wrote:
> Actually, valid is incorrect unless there is a
> definition to validate against. "Well formed" is
> accurate in the case of correct syntax.
For *ml markup, you are right; to be valid your code needs to comply
with an external definition. Well-formed and valid have well-defined
meanings for *ml languages.
But if you are compiling code, you already have a definition; it's in
your compiler. If your code doesn't compile correctly, it's invalid
(assuming your compiler correctly embodies the rules for your
language).
Maybe there is a better word than 'invalid' to describe malformed code
that won't compile correctly, but I can't think of one right now.
Mike O.
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