Re: Announcing new scripting/prototyping language

From: Les Cargill (lcargill_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 02/06/04


Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 02:09:56 GMT

Larry Hazel wrote:
>
> Christopher Benson-Manica wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > When I need a language that's easy to use and readable, I turn
> > directly to C. Don't let me stop you, though.
> >
>
> C? Easy to read? You have got to be kidding.

'C' is a right-regular language, with good orthogonality of
operators. That literally means "easy to read" - or at least
having the capacity to be writrten in a fashion that is easy
to read.

If you've ever seen any deep Perl code, you'd understand :)

--
Les Cargill


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    ... Larry Hazel wrote: ... >> When I need a language that's easy to use and readable, ... Any sufficiently advanced IOCCC ... C FAQ: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html K&R answers, C books, etc: http://users.powernet.co.uk/eton ...
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  • Re: Announcing new scripting/prototyping language
    ... Larry Hazel wrote: ... >> When I need a language that's easy to use and readable, ... If you've ever seen any deep Perl code, ... Les Cargill ...
    (comp.lang.ada)