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Over the years I've developed a number of programs and scripts. I often mention them in my
diary, and people sometimes ask to see them.
For a long time, I resisted these requests. There are two ways to write programs:
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For other people. The program should be well-designed and well documented.
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For yourself. Depending on its size and importance, you may be able to get by with real
hacks: indeed, they might be an advantage. Writing good programs takes time and effort. Some
programs aren't worth this time and effort.
To take an example from another area: if you're writing a document for publication, it's
reasonable to expect that it is clear and well formatted (though much you see on the web today
offends against the latter). But if you're writing a shopping list, are you going to go to that
trouble? Many of my scripts fall into the “shopping list” category.
With that in mind, feel free to browse around the following. If I have forgotten to put in a
license, take your pick of BSD or GPL license.