Talk:MUMPS Programming/Intro - Revision history

Ssw0213 at 21:19, 3 February 2009

2009-02-03T21:19:26Z

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			Just like a wind-up clock ''just'' moves the hands of its face as the spring inside unwinds, in the same way, a computer ''just'' goes through each of its commands until it runs out of commands, or power. In fact, the computer is always doing something, if it is turned on. Even when a computer is idling, it is actively idling, waiting to do something, just as a car when idling still is burning gasoline. The commands might ''just'' be "WAIT" and "GET A COMMAND" (which turns out to be "WAIT") over and over, but it must do some commands constantly.

			==> "just" --> "simply" (X3) (when it means that)

			Just like a wind-up clock simply moves the hands of its face as the spring inside unwinds, in the same way, a computer simply goes through each of its commands until it runs out of commands, or power. In fact, the computer is always doing something, if it is turned on. Even when a computer is idling, it is actively idling, waiting to do something, just as a car when idling still is burning gasoline. The commands might simply be "WAIT" and "GET A COMMAND" (which turns out to be "WAIT") over and over, but it must do some commands constantly.

			[[User:ssw0213\|Steve]] 20:56 UTC 3 Feb 2009

DavidWhitten at 15:55, 2 February 2009

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			sounds good, I'll change it.
			[[User:DavidWhitten\|DavidWhitten]] 07:55, 2 Feb 2009 (PST)

Ssw0213 at 22:43, 30 January 2009

2009-01-30T22:43:04Z

New page

"I'm hoping I can avoid using too much " Computer Speak", and just avoid the jargon that people who really understand the subject use all the time."

Could you go with "..."Computer Speak", especially the jargon..."

To me, "just" is a four-letter word, a minimizing word, and I avoid using it. Especially egregious are prayers of the form "Lord, just help our leaders do the right thing" -- if that were to happen, it would be huge news, like hell freezing over or something -- "just" is like trying to sneak something by people without them realizing how big it is, like Alaska's bridge to nowhere.

If you can avoid jargon, that's huge. Don't minimize it.

--Steve