From: Nick Wagg <nickw@lsl.co.uk>
To: Ralph Silverman <z007400b@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: Re: International Algorithmic language
Date: 1997/08/13
Date: 1997-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <33F1C6AB.25A3@lsl.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5spvub$qns@nntp.seflin.org
Ralph Silverman wrote:
>
> internationalization of algorithmic language
>
> one good idea involved in
> the 'c' programming language
> is the replacement of 'eurocentric'
> expressions in the 'operational heart'
> of the language, with more international
> expressions ...
On the one hand I can see the use, but on the other hand, it seems like
political correctness gone mad.
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Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-08-08 0:00 International Algorithmic language Ralph Silverman
1997-08-10 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-08-12 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-08-30 0:00 ` script_name variable returning html page name calling script ?? Mickael
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Eric James DeArment
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Nick Wagg [this message]
1997-08-19 0:00 ` International Algorithmic language Ralph Silverman
1997-08-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Rune Moberg
1997-08-22 0:00 ` R.E.Donais
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-17 0:00 ` Nick Andrew
1997-08-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-18 0:00 ` Nick Andrew
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Rune Moberg
[not found] ` <33F771E2.363E18E9@hotmail.com>
1997-08-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-26 0:00 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] <5s7tpq$gjt@nntp.seflin.org>
1997-08-05 0:00 ` International Algorithmic Language Borg
1997-08-05 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-08-06 0:00 ` John M. Mills
1997-08-06 0:00 ` John Gluth
[not found] ` <5sa97g$o4l@falcon.le.ac.uk>
1997-08-06 0:00 ` Chris Waters
1997-08-06 0:00 ` John Gluth
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