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From: lance@eco.twg.com (Lance Kibblewhite)
Subject: Re: Ariane 5 - not an exception?
Date: 1996/08/13
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Date: 1996-08-13T00:00:00+00:00
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Roy Gardiner <gardinerr@dcslambert.agw.bt.co.uk> wrote:
>Darius Blasband <darius@phidani.be> wrote:
>
>>PL/1 is one of the worst language design ever. As far as I know (or rather,
>>as far as what I believe a good language design should be) only C++
>>comes close.
>>
>>IMHO...
>>
>>Darius
>
>Exactly the opposite of my view, and I am sure I am as unlikely to be 
>convinced of C++ as Darius is of PLI.
>
>So let me revive a question aired on this group once before:
>
>Who out there became expert in C first, and now prefers PLI? and vice 
>versa?
>
>All those persons who still prefer their 1st are ineligible to vote (I'm 
>out, PLI first)

How about this, in order of learning.

   Language      Preference.

1. FORTRAN       FORTRAN (what else?)
2. COBOL         FORTRAN
3. PASCAL        PASCAL
4. PL/I          PL/I
5. C             PL/I
6. Ada           Ada
7. C++           Ada

Skipping things such as Prolog, Snobol, Lisp, APL, etc, which I
consider intersting and useful, but never of primary interst.