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From: munck@mindspring.com (Robert Munck)
Subject: Re: An interesting quote on Java and C++
Date: 1997/09/03
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Date: 1997-09-03T18:03:36+00:00
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On 3 Sep 1997 15:30:25 GMT, "Joachim Schroeer" <schroeer@amst.co.at>
wrote:

>Possibly the Java designers never heard of Ada, ...

Heck, they never heard of (UCSD) Pascal.


>What can you expect by languages, that are "invented" by one or two
>'Gurus'?

I have trouble with that, given the examples of Pascal,
Modula, and AED. Maybe you put "Gurus" in quotes to indicate
an awareness of the difference between the hacker-type Unix/EMACS/C
expert and the truly wise, deep understanding of a Wirth or Ross.
There is a lot to be said for the uniformity of a language developed
by a single person from a single paradigm.

Bob Munck
Mill Creek Systems LC