Re: Why not BASIC ? (was Re: GNU Script ...)

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From: Matt Austern
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 21:20

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In article <785354588snz@teeny.demon.co.uk> PS@teeny.demon.co.uk (Paul Shirley) writes:

> Because BASIC has no consistently followed standard, everyone is free to
> pick a version that backs up their own preconcieved prejudices. I expect
> to see a long, illinformed flaming thread start up :-)

That's the real reason for not using BASIC: there is no such language.
Rather, there are dozens of different languages all of which call
themselves BASIC, which differ from each other even in the most
elementary questions of syntax.
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                               --matt

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From: matt@physics2.berkeley.edu (Matt Austern)
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Subject: Re: Why not BASIC ? (was Re: GNU Script ...)
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