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- From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
- Subject: Re: Scientists as Programmers (was Re: Small Language Wanted)
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- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:09:10 GMT
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- In article <17mcr4INN4qq@network.ucsd.edu> mbk@lyapunov.ucsd.edu (Matt Kennel) writes:
- > "a quality of implementation issue" (a euphemism for
- > "we don't really give a shit" [...]
-
- No, it's a euphemism for "we have no control over your compiler vendor. If he
- insists on selling you a wheelbarrow with square wheels we can't prevent it,
- and don't accept responsibility for it".
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