Sujet : Re: The joy of FORTRAN
De : OFeem1987 (at) *nospam* teleworm.us (Chris Ahlstrom)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.misc alt.folklore.computersDate : 25. Sep 2024, 13:06:40
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rbowman wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:03:13 +0800, Woozy Song wrote:
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When I went to uni in the 70s, the computer science lecturer had a
hard-on for Pascal, the latest and greatest. Always slipped in snide
remarks about BASIC or COBOL in most classes.
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Better Pascal than Modula/Modula-2. I swear as soon as anybody figured
out how to do anything useful with one of his languages Wirth designed a
new, more obscure version.
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https://www.modula2.org/tutor/chapter8.php
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Chapter 8 - Input/Output
In preparation
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That sums it up. I've heard Wirth's languages described as programs that
are designed to tell secrets to themselves.
Wirth: His name is pronounced "virth" if by reference, and "worth" if by value.
I found the original Pascal to be confining.
-- Woke up this morning, don't believe what I saw.Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore.Seems I'm not alone in being alone.Hundred billion castaways looking for a call. -- The Police, "Message in a Bottle"
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