>> >From what I can tell, the order is:
>>
>> [1] Current program
>> [2] Procedure file(s)
>> [3] Program stack
>> [4] Program in APP file
>> [5] Program in current directory
>> [6] Program in path
>>
>> Bob
>
>10Q, Bob, got that the first time (I only swapped positions 2 and 3 in
>my mind) - the question was "what was Bob's first rule of programming"?
>I mean, I've heard a lot of them, but your second (secondbest?) rule
>made my day, so I'd really like to see the number one.


My first rule of programming is

[1] An inefficient program that works is always better than an efficient program that doesn't work.

(You'd be surprised at how often many people don't think so!

Bob