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Article #623720Re: The birth of BASIC
From: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:24
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:24
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 16:39:11 GMT scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote: > Richard Thiebaud <thieba...@aol.com> writes: > >On 06/08/2018 08:27 AM, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote: > >> On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 17:19:04 -0400 > >> Richard Thiebaud <thieba...@aol.com> wrote: > >> > >>> They are computer scientists, not computer engineers. They are not > >>> supposed to be developing practical applications. > >> > >> s/supposed to be/safe/ > >> > >Change back to "supposed to be". > > I don't understand this despite of computer scientists. Nothing against them at all, so long as they stick to writing papers and books exploring data structures, algorithms, language paradigms and all that other fundamental stuff that eventually leads to useful tools or helps us pick the right tool for a job because someone took the time to analyse it in detail. Get one writing code for a project with a deadline that has to be maintained by trained monkeys for the next decade and they're a real liability. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:\>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
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