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Article #818Re: What is advanced? (was Re: Pascal to Basic converter)
From: Nick Coons
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 00:00
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HI Lou! > To some "advanced" means having the ability to do most anything the > hardware is capable of without restriction. When Pascal/C/C++ advocates > claim their language as advanced this definition applies. [...] > When you argue over the "best", "most advanced", or "most powerful" > language you're really telling more about yourself and the kinds of > problems you solve than any particular language or platform. That sounds like a good theory, as well as applicable. I will say that my definition of advanced is the one above, that it has the ability to do most anything the hardware is capable of, and I still think that QuickBASIC fits into this as being very advanced. -- Nick nick.coons@juno.com Tempe, AZ USA
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