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- From: ladavac@aut.alcatel.at (Marino Ladavac)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: C and UNIX invented as hoax
- Date: 23 Feb 1996 17:10:34 GMT
- Organization: Alcatel Austria AG
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- References: <1996Feb19.140136.1@willow> <4gfsl6INNiah@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
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- Kazimir Kylheku (c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca) wrote:
- : In article <1996Feb19.140136.1@willow>, <ferriom@woods.uml.edu> wrote:
- : >
- : > No, thanks. But please try to locate a copy of Garfinkel's text; I
- : >really believe that it will change your mind. Addiction to 'C' and UNIX
- : >can be cured!
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- : I don't think so. What would be a suitable placebo for the withdrawal period?
- : Why would anyone want to be cured of so grand an affliction?
- : --
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- I don't know about UNIX, but C is curable (well, sort-of.) Expressiveness
- and readability of Perl wins hands-down (and yes, I actually do mean it.)
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- With a tongue only partially in cheek,
- /Alby
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