Reference to a Decalogue

by Michael S. Kaplan, published on 2008/08/13, original URI: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2008/08/13/8860204.aspx

Regular reader John Cowan, in response to References Available on Request, asked in a comment:

Mmm, couldn't you at least post the commandments for us?

It hadn't actually occurred to me. :-)

The non-commandment version can be found here, but the Decalogic version is:

THOU SHALT KEEP SIMPLE THY STARTUP CODE BEFORE ME
THOU SHALT NOT DISAMBIGUATE
STARTUP CODE SHALL BE FOR REFERENCE FIXUP, ONLY
THOU SHALT NOT USE EXTERNAL LIBRARIES, OR THOU SHALT USE THEM SPARINGLY
THOU SHALT NOT LOAD FORMS, EVEN IF THEY ARE HIDDEN BEFORE THINE EYES
THOU SHALT NOT USE THE JET EXPRESSION SERVICE
THOU SHALT NOT DAWDLE
REMEMBER THY REFERENCES AND KEEP THEM, WHOLLY
THOU SHALT FIX REFERENCES THAT ARE BROKEN BEFORE THINE EYES
THOU SHALT VERIFY THY WORKS BEFORE CONTINUING ON THY JOURNEY

Sorry for the all-caps, though I did want emulate the booming voice.

Playing God for ten slides was fun, but that isn't something I'd want as a full-time gig. I tried not to be too blasphemous. :-)

It reminded me of an old joke which I'd repeat here in the hopes of entertaining those who didn't think the decalogue above was funny enough, though I really only remember the first part and the punchline -- so it wouldn't be very funny for you, most likely....

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