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- From: furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod)
- Subject: Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.011128.10814@sequent.com>
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- Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
- References: <1992Dec29.150728.18195@ra.msstate.edu> <1992Dec29.195705.2444@sequent.com> <1992Dec29.231527.17834@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 01:11:28 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.231527.17834@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
- >In <1992Dec29.195705.2444@sequent.com> furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Dec29.150728.18195@ra.msstate.edu> chambles@whale.st.usm.edu (John William Chambless) writes:
- >>>
- >>>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.
- >
- >>ADA: Another Dumb Adaptation...
- >
- >If we're happy with C (I'm happier with C++, personally), why waste
- >time and bandwidth bashing someone else's choice? There are people
- >who love Ada; let them use it. What's the big deal?
- >
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- No big deal Fred, just couldn't resist :):)
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- I guess it's back to OS2 and WINDOWS advocacy for more B.S.
- entertainment. He's due back soon.... :)
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