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Date: 18 Aug 93 22:42:36 GMT
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n.sura.net!source.asset.com!vand@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Laurence VanDolsen)
Subject: Re: Ada and C++: A request for comparison/contrast/relative benefits
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In article <1385@fedfil.UUCP> news@fedfil.UUCP (news) writes:
>
>I suppose I'm supposed to believe that Hoare became more intelligent after
>the original paper was presented.  I assume he was of middle age in 1980;  
>people don't generally get more intelligent after about 40.
>
Oh PLEASE!!!!  Intelligence, the ability to learn and to apply learned
information, is generally considered to be a constant for each
individual and to be independent of that person's age, exceptions are
associated with certain diseases and traumas.  

There are, of course, individuals who wilfully stop learning, even
though they retain the ability.

With respect to Mr. Hoare, it is reasonable to assume that he learned
more about Ada between his earlier and later assertions.  Occoms razor
would select this explanation over bribery et al.

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