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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Elaboration circularity
Date: 2000/02/07
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In article <949922875.616391@edh3>, Frode Tenneboe <ft@alne.edh.ericsson.se> writes:

> Tell me about it! This piece of lagacy code must be the most
> ugly coded and designed piece of software ever written!

Although Ada has sufficient low level constructs to do useful
programs, it lacks some of the constructs required to make a
true contender for "most ugly coded and designed piece of software".

You may have to switch languages to win the award.