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- From: CBS%CEBAFVAX.BITNET@SHSU.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
- Subject: complexity of TeX vs. C programming language
- Message-ID: <01GQZGYC5OMAASB89W@cebaf.gov>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 15:40:44 GMT
- Organization: Info-Tex<==>Comp.Text.Tex Gateway
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- In search of TeX programmers who also program in C. I would like to compare
- the two languages on at least the following criteria:
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- 1. how many commands
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- 2. length of time it takes to learn
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- 3. level of complexity
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- 4. college credit hours applicable to learn each
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- Other relevant criteria would be greatly appreciated --
- the more technical your response the better.
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- Hopefully the feedback I receive from this message will reinforce my belief
- and allow me to show management that TeX (with automatic inclusion of
- Postscript files) is equally as complex as the C programming language.
- Incidentally, we do have TeX running on VAX/VMS, VAX/Ultrix as well as
- Textures on the Mac.
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- I am currently the TeX resource for my employer as well as administering
- approx. 50 Macintosh II's and would like to show the complexity of
- my responsibilities. Because TeX is unlike FORTRAN and because
- the Macintosh is new to the business environment, the complexity
- of these two functions is difficult to assess.
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- Thank you. cbs@cebaf.gov
-