[Cocci] Usage of "expressions" and "identifiers" with SmPL

[elfring@users.sourceforge.net (SF Markus Elfring)]

>>> The only effect your emails had on me was a big "WTF!?".
>>
>> All of them (including the provided small SmPL script examples on
>> 2016-10-05)?
> 
> You wrote three emails on that day. I assume you mean this one?

There are further possibilities to improve your learning experience around
the replacement of data types and variable names, aren't there?


> ,----
> | > 2. ..and how would I go about if instead of the type, I want to replace
> | >    a variable name? (my_type *ptr --> my_type *pointer).
> | 
> | Would you like to try another small SmPL script out like the following?
> | 
> | 
> | @name_replacement@
> | @@
> |  my_type *
> | -ptr
> | +pointer
> |  ;
> | 
> | 
> | How will your software development experiments evolve for the desired
> | application of the semantic patch language?
> `----
> 
> I'm afraid the answer is yes.

Interesting ?


> Even though the snippet was relevant,

Nice. - Thanks for this kind of feedback.


> its presentation triggered the same WTF effect.

Are you really at the beginning of a learning process where almost every
new information can make you upset anyhow?

* How would this fit to your academic education?

* Did you start reading the Coccinelle manual?


>>> What's the point of all these random questions that you bring up in
>>> response to every sentence?
>>
>> Did you inspect any items from the GitHub issue tracker?
> [...]
> 
> Well, I tried to make a point here., but it quite obviously failed utterly.

I find that a constructive discussion consists of several questions and some
corresponding answers, doesn't it?

I am wondering about the learning style that you seem to present here
in comparison to some information which was published in your blog.
Are there any further challenges to clarify around a term like "mental capacity"?

Can any additional techniques or tools help to avoid unwanted
communication difficulties so that another software development "fusion"
would be achievable?

Regards,
Markus