From: ncohen@watson.ibm.com (Norman H. Cohen)
Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
Date: 1996/02/19
Date: 1996-02-19T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4ga1pa$1bj2@watnews1.watson.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4g56g9$1sk@newsbf02.news.aol.com
In article <4g56g9$1sk@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, tuishimi@aol.com (Tuishimi)
writes:
|> I think someone out there should volunteer to write an English compiler.
|> One that
|> supports all dialects on all platforms! :)
|>
|> Excerpt of code from a "valley person":
|>
|> If, like -- omigod!, the big red cadillac costs more than the bitchin'
|> BMW, like, buy the BMW!!!
|>
|> ENG-E-FATSYNERR, Fatal syntax error, "like -- omigod!"
|> ENG-F-VALNOTSUP, Valley dialect not supported in this version.
I heard a proposal several years ago for a programming language based on
Valley English. The programming language was named VALGOL. The Boolean
constants were named Fer_Sure and As_If.
--
Norman H. Cohen ncohen@watson.ibm.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1996-02-19 0:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 160+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <DMnEAz.ADn@research.att.com>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada Tuishimi
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen [this message]
[not found] <4jf3dg$8jm@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
1996-03-30 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
[not found] <9603041841.AA18366@eight-ball>
[not found] ` <4hg318$nup@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
1996-03-23 0:00 ` Carl J R Johansson
1996-03-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-03-29 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
[not found] <DoInIF.HtK@world.std.com>
1996-03-19 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
[not found] <00001a73+00002504@msn.com>
[not found] ` <313EDF38.61C1@lfwc.lockheed.com>
[not found] ` <4etcmm$lpd@nova.dimensional.com>
[not found] ` <BYERLY_J.96Feb7170158@srm9.motsat.sat.mot.com>
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Ramses Youhana
[not found] ` <1996Feb10.111307.113714@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
1996-02-21 0:00 ` AdaWorks
[not found] ` <4f4ptt$a1c@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
[not found] ` <4g1b7n$l5@mailhub.scitec.com.au>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <4g577o$28r@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Ell
[not found] ` <JSA.96Feb16135027@organon.com>
[not found] ` <313D4D00.875@ix.netcom.com>
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Mike Stark
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Ed Franks
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Matthew M. Lih
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1996-02-25 0:00 ` Thomas G. McWilliams
1996-02-25 0:00 ` vancleef
1996-02-26 0:00 ` Matthew M. Lih
1996-02-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Bill Lee
1996-02-25 0:00 ` Ed Franks
[not found] ` <4hf701INNdl7@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
[not found] ` <4hm6lo$eln@fred.netinfo.com.au>
[not found] ` <4hml8s$a1q@solutions.solon.com>
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
[not found] ` <DnuGrG.JrE@news.thomson-lcr.fr>
[not found] ` <4hl082INNc7d@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
1996-03-15 0:00 ` AdaWorks
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-18 0:00 ` Matt Kennel
[not found] ` <adaworksDnrqsE.LpC@netcom.com>
[not found] ` <4hhred$1rn@sun152.spd.dsccc.com>
[not found] ` <4i19mg$vkt@azure.dstc.edu.au>
[not found] ` <4i4cf2$crm@sun152.spd.dsccc.com>
1996-03-15 0:00 ` AdaWorks
1996-03-18 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-03-19 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-20 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-03-20 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
1996-03-21 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-20 0:00 ` AdaWorks
1996-03-22 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-03-22 0:00 ` AdaWorks
1996-03-22 0:00 ` David Weller
1996-03-26 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1996-03-28 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-04-04 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-03-26 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-03-26 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-03-21 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-03-22 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-03-21 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-03-22 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-03-30 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Lawrence Kirby
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Tom Payne
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Adam Morris
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Ian S. Nelson
[not found] ` <3124B2F3.6D21@escmail.orl.mmc.com>
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Ramses Youhana
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Matt Kennel
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Robert S. White
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Ketil Z Malde
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-25 0:00 ` Andrew Koenig
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Dirk Dickmanns
1996-02-21 0:00 ` David Weller
1996-02-21 0:00 `
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Gene Ouye
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Bill Lee
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Gary McKee
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Lee Graba
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Mark A Biggar
[not found] ` <3114d8fb.5a455349@zesi.ruhr.de>
[not found] ` <4f5h5t$f13@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
[not found] ` <4g1bgf$l5@mailhub.scitec.com.au>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Tuishimi
[not found] ` <4g2vn3$rgi@dfw.dfw.net>
1996-02-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-19 0:00 ` AdaWorks
1996-02-23 0:00 ` Ghost In The Machine
1996-02-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-25 0:00 ` Ghost In The Machine
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Ramses Youhana
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Ian S. Nelson
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Peter Seebach
[not found] ` <312515DF.7D3B@cmlj.demon.co.uk>
[not found] ` <4g3d70$nnn@queeg.apci.net>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Chris Littlejohns
1996-02-18 0:00 ` ++ robin
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Pete Becker
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Nasser Abbasi
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Andrew Koenig
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Jay Martin
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Nasser Abbasi
1996-02-25 0:00 ` J Greene
1996-02-26 0:00 ` Peter Finney
[not found] ` <4 <dirk.824894312@demokrit>
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Nasser Abbasi
1996-02-26 0:00 ` Matthew B. Kennel
1996-02-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-27 0:00 ` ron thompson
[not found] ` <4ggshe$7bk@go <4gh5r8$i2@mailhub.scitec.com.au>
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Nasser Abbasi
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-23 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Ramses Youhana
1996-02-24 0:00 ` Ray Toal
1996-02-24 0:00 ` JR Crosmer
1996-02-27 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-02-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-26 0:00 ` James O'Connor
1996-02-23 0:00 ` Tom Payne
1996-02-19 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Ramses Youhana
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Peter Seebach
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Peter Seebach
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Ketil Z Malde
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Matt Austern
1996-02-23 0:00 ` Matthias Blume
1996-02-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-02-20 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
[not found] ` <4gaa <4gd94r$isu@mack.rt66.com>
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Nasser Abbasi
1996-02-21 0:00 ` David Weller
1996-02-21 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Ketil Z Malde
1996-02-22 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-02-26 0:00 ` Matt Austern
1996-02-26 0:00 ` Matt Austern
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-16 0:00 ` Jay Martin
1996-03-17 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-19 0:00 ` Sheldon White
1996-03-20 0:00 ` Jay Martin
1996-03-16 0:00 ` Jay Martin
1996-03-20 0:00 ` David Taylor
[not found] ` <Pine.A32.3.91.960313165249.124278B-100000@red.weeg.uiowa.edu>
[not found] ` <4i9ld6$m2v@rational.rational.com>
[not found] ` <4iah20$p7k@saba.info.ucla.edu>
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Peter Seebach
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Ian Johnston (by ubsswop)
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Jay Martin
1996-03-16 0:00 ` Zsoter Andras
1996-03-19 0:00 ` Kazimir Kylheku
1996-03-21 0:00 ` Glenn H. Porter
[not found] ` <31442F19.6C13@lfwc.lockheed.com>
[not found] ` <4i26uhINNsd@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
[not found] ` <31457584.2475@lfwc.lockheed.com>
1996-03-21 0:00 ` Ron Collins
[not found] ` <4i4s5f$igc@solutions.solon.com>
[not found] ` <3146E324.5C1E@lfwc.lockheed.com>
[not found] ` <4i98gg$8n1@solutions.solon.com>
[not found] ` <Do9tMv.2p3@world.std.com>
[not found] ` <4ia41k$e04@solutions.solon.com>
1996-03-18 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-19 0:00 ` Charles H. Sampson
1996-03-19 0:00 ` Peter Seebach
[not found] ` <Pine.A32.3.91.960313165249.124278B-100000@ <4ic92p$2fa@ubszh.fh.zh.ubs.com>
1996-03-29 0:00 ` mich
[not found] <DoBFpD.Htx@world.std.com>
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
1996-03-15 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
[not found] ` <4icqe6$9v@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
[not found] ` <DoDq5n.40@world.std.com>
1996-03-16 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
1996-03-16 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
1996-03-17 0:00 ` Alan Brain
1996-02-19 0:00 Simon Johnston
[not found] <4fnv2r$n84@stc06.ctd.ornl.gov>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Tuishimi
[not found] <4fm9d8$mgs@azure.dstc.edu.au>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Tuishimi
[not found] <19960206T135716Z@arcana.naggum.no>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Tuishimi
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Tuishimi
[not found] <JSA.96Feb7021245@organon.com>
1996-02-17 0:00 ` Tuishimi
replies disabled
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox