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Hi,
This time it's not language, code formatting etc. It the full stop '.' and how many spaces should be left after them. I say one as the Word Processor will automatically pad the space, the typist (who learned when Dinosaurs and Manual Type writers rules the earth, Imperial 66 (a copy of an IBM...)). It's a hole I have been down many times, Just wondering if anyone else has! 
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That's exactly why I love machine language. Every time a style Nazi shows up, I ask him which part of hexadecimal he did not understand.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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You missed a comma before "etc". 
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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I bet the typist doesn't even know why he (or she) uses double spaces. Apparently it was down to early typists wanting to mimic the layout from type setters - who dropped the practice about 60 years ago. It's widely accepted practice, pretty much everywhere now, to use single spacing.
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That I did not know! (Ha more ammo for next time!! )
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: It's widely accepted practice, pretty much everywhere now
such as spelling 'you' as 'U' ?
Practice makes perfect takes on a whole new meaning - but not a good one.
And, FWIW, one ought enjoy a pair of spaces not only after '.' but after ':', as well.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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... and it's looked like crap for the last 60 years too. What's your point?
... and it's looked like crap for the last 60 years too. What's your point?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Still use the double space between sentences. Just makes it more readable. Only class from high school that was worth while. Personal Typing on an IBM Selectric.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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It has been discussed on here before, I always type two spaces after a full stop cos I've been doing it so long it just happens, if I tried to put one it would probably be slower than putting the two. Put two into Code Project and one gets removed anyway.
Hmm, I wonder if it is the first or the second that gets removed.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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They're both there, just displayed half width
veni bibi saltavi
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Removing teh first is clearly more efficient, as it's just a pointer increment! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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As I noted in another post on this thread, don't forget the double space that comes after ':', as well !
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I leave no spaces after the full stop. How else am I to access properties from an object?
On a serious note, I leave a single space after the full stop. Always have done so and have never heard of anyone making double spaces.
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RUs123 wrote: I leave no spaces after the full stop. How else am I to access properties from an object?
Might depend on the language, but in .Net languages white spaces don't matter in this case. 
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⊣ ∟ ⊣ ⊞ | ⌊ (6 letters)
My deepest apologies for not posting yesterday. I will not try to rise an excuse, it is unforgivable.
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"Memory", "System", "Cycles", "Ninjas", "Titles", "Amazon", "Babies", "Papers", "Idiots", "Ninety", "Moment"?
-- EDIT
"Alarms" seems appropriate.
Any of these? I will try to come up with some more words later. 
You have just been Sharapova'd.
modified 16-Oct-15 7:14am.
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Trying a dictionary attack?
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Somewhere, I have a 100,000+ word English word list, maybe a bit of a ramage and a code challenge is in order...
veni bibi saltavi
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And how do you think I came up with those guesses?
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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It looks that way, I can kind of see Agent's point though it could be any of those words and thousands of others.
I suspect the answer has something to with angular boxy shapes though or maybe not. 
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Rage wrote: excuse, it is unforgivable.
Okay, then we forgive you 
But Hobby wont, I guess. He said according to rules, it's illegal not to post.
Okay now a WILD guess from me:
Is it TITLES?
I hope it ain't
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Is it ᛏᚠᛚᛏᛂᛋ?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Great! Take a crack at this.[^]
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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