9 Apr
2001
9 Apr
'01
1:50 p.m.
Quoting "McFadden, Mike" <mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu>du>:
It's nostalgia time
Do you remember IBM JCL, Job Control Language?
Do you remember DEC DOS/BATCH?
Have you punched cards using a drum card?
Have you used an O26 keypunch?
Have you used an O29 keypunch?
Have you played trek on at VT52?
Have you entered data on a VT05?
Have you used an RX01?
Have you used a TU58?
Not me. Not yet, that is...
I think a computer language and programming flame war
is needed to
clear the air and stoke the emotions :)
Ok, I'm game! Gotos are not inherently harmful. They are a tool, and
as such, can be used for both good and evil. In fact, I've written code
using gotos that is downright elegant.
And if that didn't do it, how about this: I haven't decided yet whether total
OO is a Good Thing or not. Someone set me straight!
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu