Re: The parable of the (programming) languages

[cpwinter -at- rahul -dot- net]

On 9 Oct 2002, at 15:34, Haas, Guy wrote:

> 
> 
> If programming languages could speak, really speak, not just crunch bytes
> and stream bits, they would have much to say that is both wise and profound.
> 
> 
> After all, the original programmers were philosophers, and programming
> languages were philosopher tools...
> 
> http://weblog.burningbird.net/archives/000581.php
> 

    An amusing diversion. I liked Pascal's lament about not being 
considered "Wirthy". <g,d&r>

    Did you catch the misused word? It's in Fortran's wheeze: Is "viral"; 
S/B "virile".

    The comments were interesting also -- especially the one by 
[0100001101010010].

Chris
--
"I'm a Binar, he's a Binar, she's a Binar, we're all Binar.
 Wouldn't you like to be a Binar too?"


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