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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Theory #51 (superior(?) programming languages)
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In article <5c602r$k46@web.nmti.com>, peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
> In article <1997Jan22.121634.1@eisner>,
> Larry Kilgallen <kilgallen@eisner.decus.org> wrote:
>> If a language provides  modular arithmetic by default, it does not
>> meet the expectations of most programmers.
> 
> Programmers who don't learn how C arithmetic (or Forth arithmetic, which is
> also modular, or PL/M arithmetic, or the arithmetic of any other low level
> language I've ever used) works shouldn't be programming in C.

"Shouldn't" has no place in the real world.  They do, regardless of
whether that is because it is the only language they learned in school
or because their boss learned from Computerworld that all programs
should be written in C.

Larry Kilgallen
