[Tutor] Request for code critique

Clay Shirky clay at shirky.com
Tue Oct 21 18:19:24 EDT 2003


> I've written a program of about 40 lines including
> comments.  I am teaching myself to program in my spare
> time, working through the various online tutorials.  I
> started with "Instant Hacking" by Hetland and built on
> the example to calculate prime numbers.  Basically, I
> looked for better ways to do it, then expanded its
> functionality by throwing code at it and seeing what
> stuck.  Before I try to refine it any further, I think
> it would be good to get some feedback before I develop
> any bad habits.  Rather than clog your inboxes by way
> of asking for a big favor, any volunteers, please
> e-mail me directly.

As a fellow newbie, I'd love to see it, and I'm sure it makes more sense to
post it here than to do it via CC. That sort of thing is what tutor is good
for.

-clay




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