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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96" Subject: Re: ADA and Pascal SUCK, C,C++, and Java are the only languages you need!! Date: 1997/11/03 Message-ID: <97110310410916@psavax.pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 287723514 Sender: Ada programming language Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU X-VMS-To: SMTP%"INFO-ADA@VM1.NODAK.EDU" X-VMS-Cc: CONDIC Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-11-03T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: John Black writes: >ADA and Pascal are two of the most useless inventions Man has ever >wasted space on this planet with. These languages are hard to learn, >have zero applications, and people who only know these languages can >only find jobs at Taco Bell! Smart programmers spend their time >learning only C, C++, and Java in that order. > Does anybody remember a certain Right Reverend who used to lurk about this newsgroup from time to time. Is it possible that he's returned under a different guise? I guess I'll find out if my boss starts getting calls about what an asshole I am and there are public threats of lawsuits. Or maybe Mr. Black is just some graduate student's artificial intelligence experiment? So far, I'd only give it a grade of C- (C-- ?) since it hasn't exhibited much "intelligence" - artificial or otherwise. Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer Voice: 561.796.8997 Pratt & Whitney GESP, M/S 731-96, P.O.B. 109600 Fax: 561.796.4669 West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM =============================================================================== "Having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid." -- G.K. Chesterton ===============================================================================