Re: Top posting (a different point of view)
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:09:25 -0400, Patrick Wiseman
<pwiseman@gmail.com> wrote:
> But I also code a good bit, and appreciate the need to do that
> in an orderly (essentially vertical) way
Programmers know that "sequence" is the first of three fundamental
elements of programming.
> I'm still a bit surprised that tech folks are so linear
Well since "sequence" is the first of three fundamental elements of
programming, why would that surprise you?
> people get too damned righteous about bottom vs top
Would you write programs backwards? I would hate to write a backwards
compiler to compile your backwards programs.
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A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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