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In article <8068@lectroid.sw.stratus.com> csa@sw.stratus.com (Chris Arthur) writes:
   In article <9109202320.AA15823@wubios>, david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp) writes:
   ...
   >     compiler (previously archiver)
   >         a program to aggregate various files into one
   >     translator (previously compiler or assembler)
   >         a program to convert a string from one language to another
   >     Computer Mathematics (previously Computer Science)
   >         the study of the relationship of languages and machines
   ...

   You forgot a :-) here, right?

No, I don't suppose he did.  There is a considerable difference
between irony (which by emphasizing a ridiculous position implies
favor for its opposite), for which the unnecessary and patronizing
smiley convention is used by the illiterate pseuodscientists of the
computing business, and sarcasm, which appears to be Mr. Camp's
approach.  As addressed to our inflated programming terminology, I
agree with his disdain.  I'm surprised, though, that he didn't also
blast the inappropriate and deceptive technical meaning of "language".
At one time "code" was considered sufficient, but then the ad men
started selling "giant brains", and....
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