Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?

On 05/03/2025 19:18, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
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Using i for indexing, and then allocating nested indices using
subsequent letters after i, is a practice that long precedes
the existence of computers and Fortran.

It all started with Irving Joshua Matrix, a close personal friend of Martin Gardner (well-known Press Officer for the University of Chicago). Dr Matrix, who gave his surname to the celebrated mathematical construct, famously bequeathed his initials to medical indexing. Fortran's 'implicit' keyword led to one of the longest and ugliest court cases in computing history, settled out of court in Dr Matrix's favour in 2018 for an undisclosed sum.
Sadly, just two years ago Dr Matrix died of runaway recursion. He is survived by his children Ivy, James, Keith, Lisa, and Maria.
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