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On 26 Dec 1995 16:15:25 GMT, Charles Packer packer@cais.cais.co wrote:
[...]
>This suggests that there is some overwhelming single factor
>that makes the top four languages generate more discussion --
>of whatever kind -- than the ones below them. My guess is that
[...]

I would suggest that this capability is the presence of external libraries.
Language issues, per se, are relatively few, but the number of issues
probably triples when libraries are added. Just a guess, but I'd wonder if
a *standardized* library wouldn't double this number again.

Naybe we need comp.library.*

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