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From: Roy Gardiner <gardinerr@dcslambert.agw.bt.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Ariane 5 - not an exception?
Date: 1996/08/13
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Darius Blasband <darius@phidani.be> wrote:

>PL/1 is one of the worst language design ever. As far as I know (or rather,
>as far as what I believe a good language design should be) only C++
>comes close.
>
>IMHO...
>
>Darius

Exactly the opposite of my view, and I am sure I am as unlikely to be 
convinced of C++ as Darius is of PLI.

So let me revive a question aired on this group once before:

Who out there became expert in C first, and now prefers PLI? and vice 
versa?

All those persons who still prefer their 1st are ineligible to vote (I'm 
out, PLI first)

Regards, Roy Gardiner