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Article #6866Re: problems/risks due to programming language, stories requested
From: C.E. Thompson
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 1990 19:18
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 1990 19:18
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In article <6984@ubc-cs.UUCP> manis@cs.ubc.ca (Vincent Manis) writes: >I might note that B's syntax, and hence C's syntax, was a definite >*dis*improvement ?sic? over that of its predecessor, BCPL. Specifically, BCPL uses BREAK to exit iterations, ENDCASE to exit from SWITCHONs. It is still all too possible, as I know from experience, to exit from the wrong loop. > I would in >fact post an article saying exactly that, except for the fact that this >entire thread most certainly belongs somewhere, but not in >comp.lang.scheme. Would you please edit the Newsgroups: line in further >articles on this subject? Indeed, let us keep this in comp.lang.misc. Chris Thompson JANET: cet1@uk.ac.cam.phx Internet: cet1%phx.cam.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!mcsun!ukc!cam-cl!cet1 From: cet1@cl.cam.ac.uk (C.E. Thompson) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: problems/risks due to programming language, stories requested Message-ID: <1793@gannet.cl.cam.ac.uk> Date: 3 Mar 90 19:18:51 GMT References: <1004@micropen> <14258@lambda.UUCP> <6984@ubc-cs.UUCP> Sender: news@cl.cam.ac.uk Reply-To: cet1@cl.cam.ac.uk (C.E. Thompson) Organization: U of Cambridge Comp Lab, UK Lines: 19