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- From: syswtr@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu
- Subject: Re: Real Programmers
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.143743.1@iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu>
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- References: <DODD.92Dec12062844@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec14.235245.2307@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <DODD.92Dec15053719@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec15.170343.10342@craycos.com> <DODD.92Dec15142737@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> <gay.724466320@sfu.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 20:37:43 GMT
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- In article <gay.724466320@sfu.ca>, gay@selkirk.sfu.ca (Ian D. Gay) writes:
- > dodd@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu (Lawrence R. Dodd) writes:
- >
- >
- >>>>>>> "James" == James Davies <jrbd@craycos.com> writes:
- >
- >> James> In article <DODD.92Dec15053719@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> dodd@roebling.poly.edu writes:
- >>>
- >>>>>>>> "Doctor" == Doctor FORTRAN <jsvrc@rc.rit.edu> writes:
- >>>
- >>> Doctor> 101 Format (100 (' :-)'), /, ' For the Humor-impared.')
- >>> Doctor> Write (Kout, 101)
- >>>
- >>> line 2: Error: attempt to use undefined variable "kout"
- >>> line 2: Error: bad unit specifier type in write statement
- >>> Compilation failed
- >
- >> James> Real FORTRAN programmers always write to unit 6, and then bitch about
- >> James> the compiler being broken when it doesn't work. write(*,101) is for
- >> James> sissies :-)
- >
- >>Real FORTRAN programmers don't use lowercase letters, no excess space, no
- >>commas unless the compiler complains, and no unit number that can be
- >>remembered. so
- >
- >> 85367 FORMAT(100(':-)')/'FOR THE HUMOR-IMPARED.')
- >> WRITE(6,85367)
- >>
- >
- > Don't real programmers say 3H:-) etc?
- Only those that grew up on word machines...
-