... a shout made years ago reached my ears today.
AGS code, acroom.h:
void ViewLoopNew::ReadFromFile(FILE *iii)
{
#ifdef ALLEGRO_BIG_ENDIAN
STEVE PLEASE VALIDATE THAT THIS CODE IS OK
Well, of course it is not OK; I never met a compiler that would understand such instruction.
And whoever is Steve, he did not even bother...
(laugh) :=
My sister's friend's uncle Steve* validates that the code IS okay. Stop worrying and start breaking your eggs on the right side (nod)
___
* Stefan, actually.
That is almost certainly a reference to Steve McCrea aka Kweepa with regards to the PPC Mac port.
Calin, don't try to hide the fact that your name is Steve. :P
Stupid PPC mac port.
I don't remember this code...
I don't recognize this code...
Look! A flame-haired journaliste on a police horse!
Quote from: Kweepa on Thu 14/06/2012 15:16:54
Look! A flame-haired journaliste on a police horse!
Where? Where??
I bet that line was written by should-have-gone-to-bed-a-long-time-ago Steve. Should better have left a Post-it for regular Steve. :-D
And this is one of the little examples about the reasons AGS code needs massive refactoring.
Did you grep the code for insults too? Let's compare it with the Linux kernel! :D
I'm not sure you fully understand the use of the word "refactoring"
Quote from: Calin Leafshade on Fri 15/06/2012 08:11:12
I'm not sure you fully understand the use of the word "refactoring"
Yes, I'm aware of some computer programming terminology. Here are some references to stuff I did read about...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_smell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pattern