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#Desirable Source Length

    19-Feb-90 11:32:49
Fm: David Hamkins 76515,1650
To: Syndesis 76004,1763
Ah, but I do have a rather fast (2500) Amiga. And my compile times aren't long. For this reason, I see absolutely no reason to code using multitudinous source modules. I take it as an affront that SDB does not support my personal preference for coding. Should I change my ways just because the source level debugger I'm stuck with cannot render code to the screen in a reasonable time frame? I think not. As for ease of tracking down modules, it is obvious that the ability to locate particular functions degrades in direct proportion to the number of modules you have. You state that utilities exist to help you find your needle among the haystack. But I wonder, does it take more time to hunt down the function of interest and then make changes and recompile than it does to immediately go to the function make changes and then compiler a somewhat longer module? I suspect that the time differential is small, and may even be in favor of coding lengthy modules. And if you disagree with me in the slightest, perhaps I'll pull out my trusty sword, ** > S T O R M B R I N G E R < *** :-). (this last bit always resolves arguments in my favor).