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Article #1189Re: JLG's flogging of horses
From: Jim Giles
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 1990 05:33
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 1990 05:33
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From article <7376:Apr1102:35:5590@stealth.acf.nyu.edu>, by brnstnd@stealth.acf.nyu.edu: > [...] > Hmmm. I find myself caring about portability most of the time, simply > because I skip around between machines a lot. Does this make me a > ``politically correct member of the elite CS fraternity?'' I hope not. No. The sophisticated user uses the tool of the language to meet his particular needs. If his need is for portability, he uses the tools differently than if his needs are for speed. The original claim in this thread was that sophisticated users _never_ use non-portable features - which is a load of .... J. Giles
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!yale!cmcl2!lanl!lambda!jlg From: jlg@lambda.UUCP (Jim Giles) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: JLG's flogging of horses Message-ID: <14331@lambda.UUCP> Date: 11 Apr 90 05:33:22 GMT References: <7376:Apr1102:35:5590@stealth.acf.nyu.edu> Distribution: usa Lines: 13