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Article #5068Re: Classifying programming-language designers.
From: Eugene N. Miya
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1988 20:35
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1988 20:35
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In article <4777@watdragon.waterloo.edu> djsalomon@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Daniel J. Salomon) writes:
>For a humorous but insightful classification of programming language
>designers take a look at the book, "Lucid, the Dataflow Programming
>Language," by William W. Wadge and Edward A. Ashcroft, Academic Press,
>1975. His classifications are:
1985 (a small typo)
> 1) Cowboys
> 2) Wizards
> 3) Preachers
> 4) Boffins
> 5) Handymen
> 6) Repairmen
I walked down the hall to my Branch library and got the book out.
Yes, I forgot about this discussion, it's very good. I also recommend it.
From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers:
--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@ames-aurora.ARPA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!pioneer!eugene From: eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene N. Miya) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Classifying programming-language designers. Message-ID: <4049@ames.arpa> Date: 25 Jan 88 20:35:31 GMT References: <4777@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Sender: usenet@ames.arpa Reply-To: eugene@pioneer.UUCP (Eugene N. Miya) Distribution: comp Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 22