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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109d8a,ae69c50ef02cd1c0 X-Google-Attributes: gid109d8a,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: fc89c,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc89c,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,baaf5f793d03d420 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,6154de2e240de72a X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: Craig Franck Subject: Re: What's the best language to start with? [was: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal?] Date: 1996/09/30 Message-ID: <52pgl8$3ro@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 186313980 references: <01 <1996Sep24.133312 <52eha1$o7h@krusty.irvine.com> <324F25B5.495@erols.com> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: AT&T WorldNet Services mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.ada,sci.math x-mailer: Mozilla 1.22ATT (Windows; U; 16bit) Date: 1996-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: "Spencer M. Simpson, Jr." wrote: >Adam Beneschan wrote: >> >> jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony) writes: >> > >> >Actually, when people use the side-ways "8" notation,... >> >> As long as we're getting pedantic:... >As long as we're getting pedantic, shouldn't this thread have a >defferent name? The problem is that you never know what a thread will evolve into! Certain threads exist as a kind of dumping ground for idle musings. I remember pondering "If god exists, is he procedural?". Also, notice that it has already undergone a name change. -- Craig clfranck@worldnet.att.net Manchester, NH The thing I like least about Usenet is that when you make a fool of yourself, there is always a written transcript.