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by jaqui

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a series of convincing arguments.

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by apotheon

That's pretty much a correct statement. Computer programs (that work) are collections of interlocking statements made using algebraic logic. If they're all valid statements (like arguments), the whole should produce true results from true premises. In fact, good program code should be directly translatable into symbolic logic terms, which could then be used to produce conclusions from premises.

It's an interesting way to put it, calling a program a series of arguments. I like it.

by jaqui

a humorous way of expressing it.

a statement such as:

printf("hey dipstick");

is a function call with an argument.
usually found inside a function, making it an argument.
the execution of any program is a series of decisions, where each criteria is an argument.
success ( yes decision ) means the argument was successfull.

if $x!=$z //if value of x is not equal to value of y
do something

else
do something else.

either way it's a successfull argument.

by oz_media

do you have NO sense of humour today?

My post was just a play on the comment itself.

by maecuff

It's not an argument I'm looking for, it's abuse. Down the hall three doors to the left?

by oz_media

"Hello I'd like to complain, OUCH! What did you do that for? OUCH!"

"no, no. It's WAAAAA, WAAAA"

"OUCH!, STOP HITTING ME!"

"What?"

"Stop hitting me!"

"Well why'd you come here then?"

"I came here to complain!"

"OOOOOOH, this is getting hit on the head lessons, you want the third door down the hall on the right."

knock knock

"Hello, I wish to make a complaint!"

"You wish to complain! I've only had these shoes a week and the heels have already worn out!"

"What?"
...

:D

Gotta love maecuff for some midweek fun!

by apotheon

I have a sense of humor. I was using it.

I have been told my sense of humor can be a bit dry, though.

by oz_media

Dry sarcasm I welcom, in fact that's what I learned as I grew up on British Comedy.

You could have made SOME reference to humour though, otherwise dry sarcasm just becomes a complaint.

by house

I was going to mention something about the fact that you are British... and that you didn't catch the dry humour... but I couldn't think of anything interesting to say.

by house

System.out.println("Actually, " profile + "'s response was kinda funny");

...sorry. I feel like a dork now.

by choppit

In your case, Windows ( itself a collection of programs) could be the cause of a series of arguments. ;)

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