A programmer working on a large project noticed that every single variable was stored in a separately named instance:<\/p>\n
\r\nint c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6;\r\n<\/pre>\nThis meant that there was a lot of code of this sort:<\/p>\n
\r\nc1++;\r\nc2++;\r\nc3++;\r\nc4++;\r\nc5++;\r\nc6++;\r\n<\/pre>\nOf course, this can be done more efficiently with a loop, so the programmer suggested it. None of his co-workers understood the concept, so he approached the boss, and showed him some example code, that would do the same thing in a loop:<\/p>\n
\r\nint c[6], i;\r\nfor (i=0; i<sizeof(c);i++) {\r\n c[i]++;\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\nHe explained to his boss that this small change was a necessary improvement to the system architecture and skills of the programming team. His boss having once been a programmer understood completely, and asked, “So you want arrays?” <\/p>\n
“Yes,” he replied. <\/p>\n
On payday there was a substantial increase in his renumeration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A programmer working on a large project noticed that every single variable was stored in a separately named instance: int c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6; This meant that there was a lot of code of this sort: c1++; c2++; … Continue reading