From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fca456da8e6ec463 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-07 23:40:07 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: Al Christians Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Latin, Shakespeare, and other irrelevant topics Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 23:38:28 -0800 Organization: Trillium Resources Corporation Message-ID: <3A824CF4.940EA80E@PublicPropertySoftware.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <94p9fl$a1g$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <94qbb4$bs1$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <94rkj1$d4r$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <87k87i2ha7.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> <94vnup$kia$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <20010208.5150800@buzco.penguinpowered.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:4966 Date: 2001-02-07T23:38:28-08:00 List-Id: Buz Cory wrote: > > Agreed, but forcing children to read Shakespeare early makes it less > likely, not more, that that person will ever learn to read him with > understanding and enjoyment. > Let us return to an on-topic topic, if only as an aside: If my intent is to write code that will be not only read and performed, but also revered, 400 years hence, what language and style should I take a shot at? How is it that single authors produce the most praised literary works, but egoless, pair, and team-oriented approaches are favored for software works? Al