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Re: Turbo Pascal vs C vs REAL PROGRAMMERS!

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From: phys169
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 1990 00:42
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In article <5039@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>, rhys@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Rhys Weatherley) writes:
> noren@dinl.uucp (Charles Noren) writes:
>>C++ is the language of choice of REAL programmers...
>> Remember, if it can't be done in C++, it isn't worth doing!
>>...just kidding :-) :-) :-) :-) !!
> 
> I'll no doubt get flamed for this, but I couldn't resist :-)...
> 	"Real programmers don't write in PASCAL, BLISS or ADA, or
> 	 any of those pinky computer science languages...

REAL programmers might write in C(++), but COMPLEX programmers write in
FORTRAN!! :-)
 
INTEGER programmers write in ZX80 BASIC
DOUBLE-PRECISION INTEGER programmers write in DG Business BASIC
EXTENDED programmers write in Turbo Pascal
And thome programmerth even write in LITHP.

Mark Aitchison, Uni of Canty, New Zealand.
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Subject: Re: Turbo Pascal vs C vs REAL PROGRAMMERS!
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