From: Richard Riehle <richard@adaworks.com>
Subject: Re: status of PL/I as a viable language
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 10:16:49 -0800
Date: 2003-03-01T18:06:33+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E60F911.3CD537F2@adaworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnb5rvti.3nb.randhol+news@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no
Preben Randhol wrote:
> No, the problem arrises when English meaning /= English usage. If
> you go saying that your program had an buffer overflow, everybody will
> think you had a security hole in it and that somebody took/could take
> advantage of this. I think it is better to look at common usage and
> follow this eventhough it might not follow the English spec file ;-)
>
> What about : It was a terribly good cake...
> (we have the same in our language by the way)
Context, in most languages, can make a lot of difference.
The chicken is ready to eat.
The steak is ready to eat.
The children are ready to eat.
In the second sentence, there is little ambiguity. We would
hope there is no ambiguity in the third sentence.
Richard Riehle
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2003-02-20 15:49 ` status of PL/I as a viable language Richard Riehle
2003-02-20 16:26 ` Donald L. Dobbs
2003-02-20 17:15 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 6:24 ` Anders Wirzenius
2003-02-21 18:44 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-20 17:58 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-20 18:44 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-20 19:09 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-20 19:27 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-20 19:48 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-20 21:12 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-20 21:39 ` Bobby D. Bryant
2003-02-21 20:36 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-02-21 8:33 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2003-02-20 19:34 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-20 19:52 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-20 20:14 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-20 21:20 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-21 8:14 ` Ondřej Tučný
2003-02-21 14:54 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 15:05 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-21 15:55 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 16:45 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 17:40 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 17:44 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 18:10 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 18:38 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 18:40 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 18:52 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 19:24 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-21 19:57 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 20:37 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-21 20:55 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-02-21 18:42 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-21 18:48 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-21 20:22 ` Richard Riehle
2003-02-21 20:51 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-02-21 21:29 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 21:44 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-23 5:05 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-24 16:29 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-22 11:06 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-23 22:04 ` tmoran
2003-02-24 9:32 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-02 2:37 ` AG
2003-03-01 13:46 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-03 0:57 ` AG
2003-03-02 12:40 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-02 16:52 ` John R. Strohm
2003-03-03 0:19 ` Georg Bauhaus
2003-03-03 3:03 ` John R. Strohm
2003-03-04 12:11 ` Faust
2003-03-04 15:51 ` OT: Crime Frank J. Lhota
2003-03-03 8:01 ` status of PL/I as a viable language Preben Randhol
2003-02-24 20:15 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-02-25 10:00 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-26 1:10 ` Randy Brukardt
2003-02-26 18:49 ` Stephen Leake
2003-02-27 12:09 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-01 18:16 ` Richard Riehle [this message]
2003-03-02 1:56 ` AG
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2003-02-23 5:13 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-28 10:32 ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2003-02-28 18:52 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2003-02-23 19:19 ` Berend de Boer
2003-02-24 6:19 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-20 22:10 ` Peter Flass
2003-02-20 22:26 ` Chad R. Meiners
2003-02-21 9:13 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-02-21 14:56 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 16:04 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 19:41 ` Mike Silva
2003-02-21 20:41 ` Richard Riehle
2003-02-21 21:46 ` Donald L. Dobbs
2003-02-23 2:23 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2003-02-23 5:02 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-23 18:34 ` Donald L. Dobbs
2003-02-24 6:22 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 19:16 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-21 19:49 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 20:32 ` Frank J. Lhota
2003-02-21 20:40 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-25 10:31 ` Quality (Re: status of PL/I as a viable language) Anders Wirzenius
2003-02-25 13:10 ` Marin David Condic
2003-02-26 6:22 ` Anders Wirzenius
2003-02-26 11:47 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-26 12:40 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-26 13:43 ` Marin David Condic
2003-02-27 7:05 ` Anders Wirzenius
2003-03-01 22:28 ` AG
2003-03-01 12:56 ` Peter Flass
2003-03-01 19:17 ` Frank Clarke
2003-03-01 13:51 ` Anders Wirzenius
2003-03-01 13:54 ` Anders Wirzenius
2003-03-02 18:51 ` AG
2003-03-02 9:55 ` Anders Wirzenius
2003-02-21 20:35 ` status of PL/I as a viable language John R. Strohm
2003-02-21 21:40 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-21 22:25 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-22 10:56 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-22 19:55 ` Everett M. Greene
2003-02-23 11:15 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-22 19:55 ` Everett M. Greene
2003-02-22 20:03 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-22 22:38 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-21 21:44 ` Pointless Harlows
2003-02-22 4:51 ` John W. Kennedy
2003-02-23 0:13 ` James J. Weinkam
2003-02-23 2:28 ` John W. Kennedy
2003-02-22 13:04 ` IEFBR14, was " Peter Flass
2003-02-22 19:08 ` Robert Munck
2003-02-23 9:53 ` Pointless Harlows
2003-02-22 19:31 ` John W. Kennedy
2003-02-23 2:12 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2003-02-20 21:45 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-20 22:06 ` Peter Flass
2003-02-20 23:30 ` John R. Strohm
2003-02-21 13:46 ` Peter Flass
2003-02-21 20:33 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2003-02-21 20:26 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2003-02-20 22:34 ` Larry Kilgallen
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2003-02-21 16:09 ` Preben Randhol
2003-02-21 18:10 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-24 12:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2003-02-21 20:16 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2003-02-22 12:57 ` Peter Flass
2003-02-23 2:27 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
2003-02-21 20:49 ` Donald's F-22 Question Richard Riehle
2003-02-21 22:37 ` Jerry Petrey
2003-02-20 23:00 status of PL/I as a viable language David C. Hoos, Sr.
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2003-02-21 18:17 Lionel.DRAGHI
2003-02-21 18:44 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-02-22 13:26 David C. Hoos, Sr.
2003-02-26 20:55 David C. Hoos
2003-02-27 12:12 ` Preben Randhol
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