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- From: keiter@hp-171.cae.wisc.edu (Eric Richard Keiter)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Difficulty hiring people with C++ experience.
- Date: 10 Jan 1996 19:07:15 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin, College of Engineering
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- To: pp002882@pop3.interramp.com (Tom Donaldson)
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- (Tom Donaldson) writes:
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- : When asked about
- : "programming by contract", the response is "Huh?" The
- : difference between dynamic and static languages? "Static
- : languages shock you if you shuffle your feet, and dynamic
- : languages are more energetic?" What are your professional
- : development goals for the next five years? "To have a job and
- : have lots of free time to play Sega games."
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- I'm curious... what IS the difference between dynamic and static
- languages? is it that a dynamic language allows for dynamic memory
- allocation? or allows aliases?
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- and what is programming by contract? it sounds like an obvious question
- -- is the answer not obvious?
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- Eric Keiter
- keiter@percy.engr.wisc.edu
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