[MUD-Dev] PirateMUD and CSL

[clawrenc at cup.hp.com]

In <199708140053.TAA02282 at dfw-ix11.ix.netcom.com>, on 08/13/97 
   at 07:31 PM, "Jon A. Lambert" <jlsysinc at ix.netcom.com> said:

>> From: clawrenc at cup.hp.com

>> My general extrapolation is:
>> 
>>   negative values == failure conditions
>>   zero value == success/pass
>>   postive values == something notable which isn't an error happened.
>> 

>IBM has used this sort of call return fairly consistently in many of
>their development products.  

Yet another reason for my .sig.

>My first C programs were highly influenced by my mental separation of
>procedures and functions.  Those of you who have drunken heavily of 
>Pascal can probably relate to this odd state of mind. =)

Its a framing I rather approve of as happens.  Its a question of
reduced context or scoping more than anything else.  I *like* reduced
context and scoping when applicable (variation on const correctness
and controlled namespaces).

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