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From: bill@cafe.net (Kaz Kylheku)
Subject: Re: Which language pays most? Smalltalk, not C++ nor Java.
Date: 1997/12/29
Date: 1997-12-29T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <688vqb$k9q$1@brie.direct.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 34A812F9.C169A703@its.cl


In article <34A812F9.C169A703@its.cl>,
Guillermo Schwarz  <gschwarz@its.cl> wrote:
>It's nice to know C advances so fast I can't keep up to date with its
>definition."Reserved as identifiers" is something meaningful to you? Can you
>reserve a name as
>a non indentifier?

No, but you can reserve a name for use as one kind of identifier but not
another. ``Reserved for external linkage'' means that your program cannot
define certain identifiers such that these identifiers have external
linkage. 

It means that you can still use 'memcpy' as the name of a local variable, 
as a typedef name, or as a name with internal linkage or a macro name.
(However, if you use the name in these ways, you may not include the
<string.h> header in the translation unit because such uses may clash
with that header.)

>"with external linkage"? Those are too many words just to mean an extrernal
>name.

The term ``external name'' is a short way of saying ``name with external
linkage''. What's the big deal about that?

>The point is, at least when I studied the good and old K&R, it didn't mention
>
>"reserved as identifiers with external linkage", that for me means "don't
>touch this,

Note that what is now the library was not yet a formal part of the language
then.  The standard C library had its beginnings as an actual UNIX library.

Anyway, K&R1 did _not_ bless any program which has multiple definitions
of external names! 

The library is a required component of a hosted implementation of modern,
standard C. Thus it follows that its external names are off-limits
to the programmer who wishes to write strictly conforming C code,
or come as close as possible.

>or trick"... The C guys modify their language each 3 months just when they
>realize
>something is missing. If you think it is funny, I think it is pretty messy.

Nonsense. The standard has been stable for 8 years now, with only very
minor changes in response to genuine defect reports, the addition of
one header file <iso646.h> and support for wide character I/O. Prior
to the standard, the C language was in shambles.

The big changes are coming in C9X, which will be a distinct language from
1989 C.

>In Smalltalk, there is USUALLY no need to change the language, but just the
>need
>to add new classes and methods to achieve what's needed.

Are you talking about an implementation of Smalltalk or the language
Smalltalk? Based on your previous posting, it's obvious that you confuse
the two.

How do you add these new methods and classes to the *language*? That would
require that you join some committee and push for the changes to be
added to the language definition.

If what you mean is that you can add some classes to your Smalltalk
programming environment, then so what? You can also add your own libraries
to a C project, or classes to a C++ project.




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Thread overview: 245+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <199712121931.LAA25389@sirius.infonex.com>
1997-12-12  0:00 ` Which language pays most 17457 -- C++ vs. Java? Roedy Green
1997-12-17  0:00   ` Wes Groleau
1997-12-16  0:00     ` steve
1997-12-18  0:00       ` Alicia Carla Longstreet
1997-12-17  0:00         ` steve
1997-12-19  0:00           ` Larry Elmore
1997-12-19  0:00             ` James Giles
     [not found]         ` <01bd0c0b$53cc1860$26db45cf@juddesk>
1997-12-17  0:00           ` steve
1997-12-18  0:00           ` Peter Seebach
1997-12-17  0:00             ` steve
1997-12-19  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-17  0:00                 ` steve
1997-12-22  0:00               ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-21  0:00                 ` steve
1997-12-28  0:00                   ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-18  0:00             ` James Giles
1997-12-17  0:00               ` steve
1997-12-19  0:00                 ` James Giles
1997-12-18  0:00                   ` steve
1997-12-19  0:00                     ` James Giles
1997-12-18  0:00                       ` steve
1997-12-19  0:00                         ` James Giles
1997-12-22  0:00                       ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-21  0:00                         ` James Giles
1997-12-21  0:00                           ` steve
1997-12-30  0:00                             ` Chris Gray
1997-12-28  0:00                           ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-28  0:00                             ` John Winters
1997-12-30  0:00                             ` paulr
1997-12-31  0:00                               ` Which language pays most " arnie sherman
1997-12-30  0:00                                 ` Dann Corbit
1997-12-31  0:00                                 ` John Slaman
     [not found]                                   ` <01bd198f$4050d960$68c8b5cc@dhite.unicomp.net>
1998-01-06  0:00                                     ` Jedi
1998-01-10  0:00                                     ` Highlander Consulting
1998-01-11  0:00                                       ` Kaz Kylheku
1998-01-11  0:00                                         ` Carsten Arnholm
1998-01-15  0:00                                         ` Highlander Consulting
1998-01-16  0:00                                         ` Charles F Hankel
1999-08-09  0:00                                         ` Paul Groves
1999-08-09  0:00                                           ` Kaz Kylheku
1998-01-11  0:00                                       ` Patricia Shanahan
1998-01-11  0:00                                         ` Barrabazz
1998-01-11  0:00                                           ` Patricia Shanahan
1998-01-12  0:00                                           ` Ron Peterson
1998-01-14  0:00                                             ` anonymous
1998-01-19  0:00                                               ` Joe Gwinn
     [not found]                                                 ` <01bd2526$66b70fa0$d6d945cf@juddesk>
1998-01-23  0:00                                                   ` dnns
1998-01-23  0:00                                                     ` Philosophers Nick Roberts
1998-01-23  0:00                                                       ` Spam--> was:Re: Philosophers Dann Corbit
1998-01-24  0:00                                                         ` Nick Roberts
1998-01-26  0:00                                                           ` Doug Miller
1998-01-24  0:00                                                       ` Philosophers John G.
     [not found]                                                         ` <Pine.LNX.3.95. <34cd2808.10685219@newsroom.tassie.net.au>
1998-01-28  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers docdwarf
     [not found]                                                             ` <01bd2c40$b62837a0$7261b693@HP5079Q>
1998-01-28  0:00                                                               ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-02-01  0:00                                                                 ` Philosophers Scott Adams
     [not found]                                                                 ` <01bd2cc0$f0042b70$7261b693@HP5079Q>
1998-02-04  0:00                                                                   ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-02-10  0:00                                                                 ` Back to the topic of CS students. (was Re: Philosophers) cyanide
1998-02-10  0:00                                                                   ` Nick Roberts
1998-01-30  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers jim
1998-01-30  0:00                                                               ` Philosophers Samuel Mize
1998-01-30  0:00                                                               ` Philosophers docdwarf
1998-01-30  0:00                                                                 ` Philosophers suzie
1998-01-30  0:00                                                                   ` Philosophers docdwarf
1998-01-31  0:00                                                                 ` Philosophers Martin Richardson
1998-01-31  0:00                                                                   ` Philosophers Jeff York
1998-02-01  0:00                                                                     ` Philosophers Martin Richardson
1998-02-02  0:00                                                                       ` Philosophers Pat O'Connell
1998-02-02  0:00                                                                       ` Philosophers Jeff York
1998-02-02  0:00                                                                       ` Philosophers Eddie Armstrong
1998-02-03  0:00                                                                         ` Philosophers Nyk Tarr
1998-02-02  0:00                                                                     ` Philosophers Robert Garskof
1998-02-02  0:00                                                                       ` Philosophers Dave Tholen
1998-02-10  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers cyanide
1998-02-09  0:00                                                               ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-02-18  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers Mad Hamish
1999-07-29  0:00                                                         ` Philosophers firewind
1998-01-24  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers John G.
1998-02-10  0:00                                                             ` Drifting further off topic cyanide
1998-01-25  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers Jens Schweikhardt
1998-01-28  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers Mad Hamish
1998-01-27  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers Kurt Wall
1998-01-24  0:00                                                       ` Philosophers Mike Whiten
1998-01-24  0:00                                                         ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-01-25  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers Arnold Trembley
1998-01-25  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-01-26  0:00                                                           ` :-) Philosophers Giovanni Drogo [drogo@rn.bastiani.it]
1998-01-29  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers Steve Dekorte
1998-01-29  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-01-27  0:00                                                     ` Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? Robert Garskof
1998-01-28  0:00                                                 ` Steve Dekorte
1998-01-28  0:00                                                   ` Barrabazz
1998-01-28  0:00                                                     ` dogmat
1998-01-29  0:00                                                       ` Tim Oxler
1998-01-29  0:00                                                       ` Tim Oxler
1998-01-29  0:00                                                       ` Joe Gwinn
1998-01-29  0:00                                                         ` coryb
1998-01-29  0:00                                                         ` Wayne L. Beavers
1998-01-29  0:00                                                           ` Frank A. Adrian
1998-02-03  0:00                                                           ` GLE
1998-02-03  0:00                                                             ` The Goobers
1998-02-03  0:00                                                             ` Harold Stevens ** PLEASE SEE SIG **
1998-01-30  0:00                                                         ` Robert S. White
1998-01-30  0:00                                                           ` Patricia Shanahan
1998-01-31  0:00                                                           ` Paul Van Bellinghen
1998-02-01  0:00                                                             ` Nick Roberts
1998-02-09  0:00                                                         ` cyanide
1998-02-10  0:00                                                           ` dogmat
1998-02-10  0:00                                                           ` Bill Lynch
1998-02-10  0:00                                                             ` Michael Rot13 Klein
1998-02-10  0:00                                                             ` Jeff Knaggs
1998-02-09  0:00                                                       ` cyanide
1998-02-10  0:00                                                         ` dogmat
1999-07-29  0:00                                                       ` Edwin Purvee
     [not found]                                                     ` <01bd2c3c$6726d520$8101b8c7@MIS-RKW95.spartan.com>
1998-02-10  0:00                                                       ` Steve Dekorte
1998-02-10  0:00                                                         ` Bill Lynch
1998-02-11  0:00                                                         ` dogmat
1998-01-29  0:00                                                   ` Joe Gwinn
1998-01-31  0:00                                                 ` Larry Wiggins
1999-07-29  0:00                                                   ` Ben Pfaff
1999-07-29  0:00                                                     ` Kaz Kylheku
     [not found]                                                 ` <6alu5l$onm$1@owl.slip <01bd2c3c$6726d520$8101b8c7@MIS-RKW95.spartan.com>
1998-02-02  0:00                                                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1998-02-02  0:00                                                     ` Michael C. Kasten
1998-02-02  0:00                                                 ` This thread has drifted miles from its subject line Wes Groleau
     [not found]                                                 ` <6alu5l$ <34D6243C.2A53@gc057.fw.hac.com>
1998-02-05  0:00                                                   ` Paul Osborn
     [not found]                                                 ` <6alu5l$onm$1@owl.slip <34E0D798.E29D6CA0@cableol.co.uk>
1998-02-11  0:00                                                   ` Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? Kaz Kylheku
     [not found]                                               ` <gwinn-1901981219520001@dh5055142. <01bd284c$4b0b4fe0$c0f682c1@xhv46.dial.pipex.com>
1998-01-24  0:00                                                 ` Philosophers Kaz Kylheku
     [not found]                                               ` <gwinn-1901981219520001@dh5055142. <34CE059C.634DE881@snet.com>
1998-01-27  0:00                                                 ` Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? Kaz Kylheku
1998-01-28  0:00                                                   ` Robert Garskof
     [not found]                                               ` <gwinn-1901981219520001@dh5055142. <34C9F3D0.6B5A@erols.com>
1998-01-28  0:00                                                 ` Philosophers Warren B. Focke
1998-01-29  0:00                                                   ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-02-05  0:00                                                     ` Philosophers Warren B. Focke
1998-02-05  0:00                                                       ` Philosophers The Goobers
1998-02-06  0:00                                                         ` Philosophers dogmat
1998-02-06  0:00                                                           ` Philosophers docdwarf
1998-02-06  0:00                                                             ` Philosophers dogmat
1998-02-06  0:00                                                               ` Philosophers docdwarf
1998-02-06  0:00                                                       ` Philosophers Harold Stevens ** PLEASE SEE SIG **
1998-02-10  0:00                                                         ` Film "Contact" Nick Roberts
1998-02-09  0:00                                             ` Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java? cyanide
1998-01-02  0:00                                 ` Philip Hunt
1997-12-31  0:00                             ` Which language pays most 17457 " Guillermo Schwarz
1997-12-31  0:00                               ` Billy Chambless
1998-01-03  0:00                                 ` Berna L Massingill
1998-01-04  0:00                               ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-19  0:00                   ` Peter Seebach
1997-12-19  0:00                     ` James Giles
1997-12-18  0:00                       ` steve
1997-12-23  0:00                       ` Guillermo Schwarz
1997-12-18  0:00         ` John Seitz
1997-12-18  0:00           ` Robert Robbins
1997-12-19  0:00             ` Mark Wilden
1997-12-19  0:00           ` Ian Upright
1997-12-19  0:00             ` William Murray
1997-12-19  0:00               ` steve
1997-12-20  0:00               ` Robert Munck
1997-12-19  0:00         ` Chip Ling
1997-12-17  0:00     ` James Giles
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1997-12-20  0:00                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-20  0:00                     ` William J. Leary Jr.
1997-12-20  0:00                       ` Kurt Watzka
1997-12-20  0:00                         ` William J. Leary Jr.
1997-12-21  0:00                           ` Peter Seebach
1997-12-21  0:00                       ` Peter Seebach
1997-12-21  0:00                         ` William J. Leary Jr.
1997-12-22  0:00                           ` Peter Seebach
1997-12-22  0:00                         ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-22  0:00                           ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-22  0:00                           ` Kurt Watzka
1997-12-28  0:00                             ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-24  0:00                           ` John Porter
1997-12-24  0:00                             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-27  0:00                               ` Which language pays most? Smalltalk, not C++ nor Java Guillermo Schwarz
1997-12-27  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-29  0:00                                   ` John Porter
1997-12-29  0:00                                     ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-29  0:00                                     ` Patricia Shanahan
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1997-12-29  0:00                                       ` Billy Chambless
1997-12-30  0:00                                       ` Jeffrey Templon
1997-12-30  0:00                                         ` Patricia Shanahan
1997-12-30  0:00                                           ` Charles R Martin
1998-01-03  0:00                                       ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-29  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
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1997-12-29  0:00                                         ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-30  0:00                                           ` Billy Chambless
1997-12-31  0:00                                         ` David Thornley
1997-12-31  0:00                                           ` Keith G. Murphy
1998-01-01  0:00                                           ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-01  0:00                                             ` Patricia Shanahan
1998-01-02  0:00                                               ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-02  0:00                                                 ` Peter Seebach
1998-01-02  0:00                                                   ` firewind
1998-01-02  0:00                                                     ` Ian Piumarta
1998-01-03  0:00                                                     ` Richard Kenner
1998-01-02  0:00                                                   ` Robert Dewar
1998-01-02  0:00                                           ` Shelly Mujtaba
1998-01-02  0:00                                             ` Guillermo Schwarz
1998-01-03  0:00                                               ` Dean Roddey
1998-01-03  0:00                                                 ` Jacqueline U. Robertson
1998-01-03  0:00                                                   ` Dean Roddey
1998-01-05  0:00                                                     ` Guillermo Schwarz
1998-01-05  0:00                                                       ` Kaz Kylheku
1998-01-03  0:00                                               ` Jacqueline U. Robertson
1998-01-03  0:00                                         ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-29  0:00                                     ` Kaz Kylheku
1998-01-28  0:00                                     ` SmallTalk Execute files Thaminda Erangane Perera
1998-01-28  0:00                                       ` Dann Corbit
1998-01-29  0:00                                         ` Griff Lewis
1997-12-27  0:00                                 ` Which language pays most? Smalltalk, not C++ nor Java Patricia Shanahan
1997-12-27  0:00                                 ` Joshua Waxman
1997-12-28  0:00                                 ` Kurt Watzka
1997-12-29  0:00                                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-29  0:00                                   ` Guillermo Schwarz
1997-12-29  0:00                                     ` Kaz Kylheku [this message]
1997-12-30  0:00                                     ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-12-30  0:00                                       ` Patricia Shanahan
1998-01-03  0:00                                         ` Lawrence Kirby
1998-01-03  0:00                                           ` Patricia Shanahan
1997-12-30  0:00                                     ` Billy Chambless
1997-12-30  0:00                                     ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-30  0:00                                     ` Joshua Waxman
1997-12-30  0:00                                       ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-30  0:00                                         ` Joshua Waxman
1997-12-30  0:00                                         ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-30  0:00                                           ` Dann Corbit
1997-12-31  0:00                                             ` David Thornley
1997-12-31  0:00                                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-31  0:00                                             ` John Porter
1997-12-31  0:00                                               ` Jon S Anthony
1998-01-02  0:00                                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-30  0:00                                       ` firewind
1997-12-30  0:00                                         ` Joshua Waxman
1997-12-31  0:00                                           ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-31  0:00                                         ` Brock
1997-12-31  0:00                                           ` Dann Corbit
1997-12-31  0:00                                           ` Joshua Waxman
1998-01-01  0:00                                           ` firewind
1997-12-30  0:00                                       ` Robert Dewar
1997-12-30  0:00                                         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-12-29  0:00                                 ` Kaz Kylheku
1998-01-02  0:00                                 ` Tor Iver Wilhelmsen
1997-12-25  0:00                             ` Which language pays most 17457 -- C++ vs. Java? Kurt Watzka
1997-12-19  0:00 ` Quowong P Liu
1997-12-19  0:00   ` William J. Leary Jr.
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