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Re:Ask HN: What code samples should programmers read? by andai on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:29AM (#14487427)
500 lines or fewer ;)
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Re:Ask HN: What code samples should programmers read? by waqf on Monday June 05, 2017 @10:35AM (#14487862)
500 lines or fewer lines; but 500 lines or less code.
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Re:Ask HN: What code samples should programmers read? by songshu on Monday June 05, 2017 @12:26PM (#14488882)
Yes! I often find myself making this point -- i.e. that the supposed problem indicates that the reader has made an incorrect assumption about an imaginary elision. Cf. "5 items or less [stuff]", "$5 or less [money]".
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Re:Ask HN: What code samples should programmers read? by andai on Monday June 05, 2017 @03:45PM (#14490888)
...500 code or less?
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Re:Ask HN: What code samples should programmers read? by a12jun on Monday June 05, 2017 @01:18PM (#14489355)
500 or fewer lines :)
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