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From: nasser@apldbio.com
Subject: Re: Ada and Automotive Industry
Date: 1996/11/08
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Date: 1996-11-08T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <1996Nov8.183051.21638@ole.cdac.com>, james@cdac.com says...

>I prefer a language where if I write a statement that looks like
>it should be legal it is. 

How do you define what "looks like it should be legal" in programming
languages ? how do you design a language that should accepts anything
that "looks like" a legal code?

And looks like to whom ? to you or to the complier or the guy next door ?

just curious.

thanks,
Nasser