Assume I'm seeking the constructive criticism. To which of the following to you refer? (These are all of my "first sentences" in the entire thread.) Where do I attempt to place blame on anyone else?
Me too. Except the recent ones.
On the other hand .... I've been an engineering programmer for thirty years and know a number of languages including C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, Forth, COBAL, APL, RPG, not to mention assembler for about fourty processors
Yeah? When buggy whips began obsolete, they didn't start importing them from abroad.
Because the new "hamberger turner" jobs offset the statistics.
It is common practice to type for postings without extensive proofing.
It is considered bad manners to criticize postings for spelling.
My, my. You must think engineers are stupid.
I think I owe you additional comments. I have implied admission of guilt in being an atrocious speller.
You'd be surprised how stupid most people seem to me, particularly those who get hung up on trivialities.
I guess you are under the impression that posting on FR demands the same level of perfection as the work I submit to my employer.
They don't. This company spent $2,000,000 on outsourcing to India.
You attack me without pondering my responses to the issues.
Aha!! Not a programmer, are you?
Oh yeah. I forgot that Wal-Mart was a major supplier of communications and defense infrastructure
After thirty years of writing software, you presume to be informing me of something?
Boy, if you and Miss Spelling Bee would consult the posting rules for this forum, you would find that criticism for spelling in not considered good manners.
Heh heh. I just had to fix one of my typos in the build. ;-D
Cite an example. I took credit for the misspellings.
The only point I ever tried to make relating to spelling is that I don't spend much time proofing these postings. My work is a differnt story.