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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Computer Language Shootout
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In article <cQSE7.11173$xS6.15277@www.newsranger.com>, Ted Dennison<dennison@telepath.com> writes:

> The last time I read over that, its goals, methods, and conclusions
> seemed so bogus that I didn't think it was worth participating. The
> ideal language for them would be some compiled form of APL. Anything
> that proports to compare languages in a general way and is stilted
> towards APL isn't worth my time.

Hey, at least they are at the proper end of the alphabet :-)

Seriously, anything that gets the Ada name out there as being current
is worthwhile.  If Ada comes out dead last in the terseness competition
it will attract favorable notice from those who have ever had to read
obfuscated code.