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Date: 9 Aug 93 14:06:25 GMT
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Subject: Re: forth/fifth generation languages?
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In article <FOUTS.93Aug8152353@cello.hp.com> Martin Fouts <fouts@hpl.hp.com> wr
ites:

>It looks a lot like programming languages have
>gotten about as good as they are going to, probably peaking at C

Of course, to some of us, the peak is called "Algol-60", and C is
a deep trench filled with primordial ooze.