From: bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff)
Subject: Re: International Algorithmic language
Date: 1997/08/12
Date: 1997-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <EEtG4q.HuF@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5spvub$qns@nntp.seflin.org
In article <5spvub$qns@nntp.seflin.org>,
Ralph Silverman <z007400b@bc.seflin.org> wrote:
> internationalization of algorithmic language
>
> one good idea involved in
> the 'c' programming language
> is the replacement of 'eurocentric'
> expressions in the 'operational heart'
> of the language, with more international
> expressions ...
One good idea when writing English, is to use capital letters at the
start of sentences, and periods at the end, and to form sensible
paragraphs from them. Are you trying to pretend you're writing poetry?
Sheesh.
[... Various ideas for making a language with the worst qualities of C,
combined with the worst qualities of APL, snipped.]
- Bob
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Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-08-08 0:00 International Algorithmic language Ralph Silverman
1997-08-10 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-08-12 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
1997-08-30 0:00 ` script_name variable returning html page name calling script ?? Mickael
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Eric James DeArment
1997-08-13 0:00 ` International Algorithmic language Nick Wagg
1997-08-19 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Rune Moberg
1997-08-22 0:00 ` R.E.Donais
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-17 0:00 ` Nick Andrew
1997-08-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <33F771E2.363E18E9@hotmail.com>
1997-08-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-18 0:00 ` Nick Andrew
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Rune Moberg
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Ralph Silverman
1997-08-26 0:00 ` Boyd Roberts
[not found] <5s7tpq$gjt@nntp.seflin.org>
1997-08-05 0:00 ` International Algorithmic Language Borg
1997-08-05 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-08-06 0:00 ` John M. Mills
1997-08-06 0:00 ` John Gluth
[not found] ` <5sa97g$o4l@falcon.le.ac.uk>
1997-08-06 0:00 ` Chris Waters
1997-08-06 0:00 ` John Gluth
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