Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming

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From: fred j mccall 575-3539
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 23:15

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In <1992Dec29.195705.2444@sequent.com> furballs@sequent.com (Paul Penrod) writes:

>In article <1992Dec29.150728.18195@ra.msstate.edu> chambles@whale.st.usm.edu (John William Chambless) writes:
>>
>>When you mention a "general purpose" language designed by hundreds 
>>of programmers, I think of ADA .... and my reaction is:
>>
>>AAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!
>>
>>Thank you very much, but no, C is just fine for me.
>>Really.

>ADA: Another Dumb Adaptation...

If we're happy with C (I'm happier with C++, personally), why waste
time and bandwidth bashing someone else's choice?  There are people
who love Ada; let them use it.  What's the big deal?

-- 
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
 in the real world."   -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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Subject: Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming
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