26 Nov
2007
26 Nov
'07
6:59 p.m.
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Jay West wrote:
*sigh*
I started a tangent that isn't likely to stay on topic.
I'm sorry.
I have a crackpot theory about the effect on software development of
having similar or different syntax between spoken and programming
languages, and therefore why Forth would be better than FORTRAN for some
cultures, etc. Unless we want to talk about what effect that had in the
1970s and 1980s, this isn't the place for it.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com