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From: ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be (Ian Ward)
Subject: Re: next "big" language?? (disagree)
Date: 1996/06/05
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Date: 1996-06-05T00:00:00+00:00
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On 5/6/95, in reply to Peter Hermann, who said
	">When I decide, as a programmer, that a peculiar type or
	>variable may have a value in the range from 1 to 9, can you please
	>explain me why it should be useful to assign a value of 10 or
	>4711 or -1234?"

Robin, from Australia raplied.

"---Why, someone inevitably decides that the range is going
to be something different!  Users are apt to change their minds.
Then someone has to go in and modify the program.  Or, someone
overlooked a limit, and put in a limit one smaller than that
actually required.  Again, someone has to go in and find where
that limit is, and change it."

I was just thinking that the other day. All the world software
engineering problems solved. No more boundaries to any variable,
and as I had 31 pounds and 312,032.231234 pence in my bank
account I could celebrate this solution to the software
crisis with a ride on a brand new -234 cc. Kawasaki Zx6R.

---
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It's "burgled" Mr. President, not burglarised.