Re: A petition to J3 apropos FORTRAN's future

From: Dan Nagle (dnagle_at_erols.com)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:41:11 -0500

Hello,

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:17:14 GMT, "Greg Chien"
<gchien@n.o.S.p.a.m.protodesign-inc.com> wrote:

>"James Giles" wrote
>> There have been languages designed specifically
>> for system development that are actually pretty good.
>
>What are they? How come they are not popular?

Because they weren't given away for free with the source code
to universities for years, from the 1970s henceforward?

Because they weren't the basis for a significant 1980's
programming language research project?

Note that there's a good deal of luck in Natural Selection.
Also note that Sexual Selection is part of the process, too. :-) 

-- 
Cheers!
Dan Nagle
Purple Sage Computing Solutions, Inc.