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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,be15d160c99525ef X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-29 15:13:25 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!ncar!hsdndev!dartvax.dartmouth.edu!belknap.dartmouth.edu!alexy From: alexy@belknap.dartmouth.edu (Alexy V. Khrabrov) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: PC Week and C++ Date: 29 Dec 1994 21:22:50 GMT Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Distribution: world Message-ID: <3dv9ba$2e0@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> References: <3duve1$25q@dayuc.dayton.saic.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: belknap.dartmouth.edu Date: 1994-12-29T21:22:50+00:00 List-Id: The resolution about c++ is definitely reassuring. BTW, I suggest a new visual interpretation of the C++ (or c++) acronym. It was a face of a programmer. He/she was looking at some would-be reusable components in c++, trying to reuse them. She/he was looking through some would-be friendly software engineering tools, trying to use them. The pluses are the eyes, which went out of the contour of the face after some weeks of the search. System 7.5 is great, but is essentially System Pro and updates, with additions from shareware. Of course, after using Mac one cannot understand using anything else analogously to Ada turnung off other languages. The basic similarity between Mac and Ada is that they both were _engineered_ with an idea of being better, were done ``intentionally,'' as compared to the creatures of necessity, mere greediness, or Brawn movement. They were intended to be beautiful and omnipotent, and to large extent they are. I guess PC Week finds "PC" in PowerPC of similar nature. Then, hopefully, we'll see rehabilitation of the now-offensive acronym. Let's have a Happy New Year! Alexy V. Khrabrov ``Age Quod Agis'' (Do what you're doing.)