"neither effective, nor established, nor principled"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_programming
Isaac Newton "stood upon the shoulders of giants." Interesting to see that you know better.
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"...someone told you..."
Actually, I learned what I'm sharing in this thread (and much, much more) from MANY excellent mentors. I hope you find some, too.
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"The number one sign you're a crappy programmer"
I have hundreds of (well paying) clients that would disagree with you.
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I "foist" standards only upon those who work for me. You won't ever have to worry about that.