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- From: chambles@whale.st.usm.edu (John William Chambless)
- Subject: Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.150728.18195@ra.msstate.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:07:28 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.120344.13694@netcom.com> erc@netcom.com (Eric Smith) writes:
- >
- >By general purpose, you mean to exclude SQL, APL, Yacc, Awk, etc., right?
- >
- >When programmers invent new programming languages to write application
- >programs, the application programs they have in mind are usually those
- >they have done in the past and/or those they are doing at the time. For
- >that reason, a really general purpose language has to be invented by
- >hundreds of programmers. That means it has to evolve over a number of
- >years before it will be really general. Thus C++ etc.
-
- When you mention a "general purpose" language designed by hundreds
- of programmers, I think of ADA .... and my reaction is:
-
- AAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!
-
- Thank you very much, but no, C is just fine for me.
- Really.
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- * Billy Chambless University of Southern Mississippi, USA
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