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_00,TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,af5bf4e3cf0c28b8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-31 10:37:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!feed.textport.net!newsranger.com!www.newsranger.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada From: Ted Dennison References: Subject: Re: RE: Cannot use NULL as identifier? Message-ID: X-Abuse-Info: When contacting newsranger.com regarding abuse please X-Abuse-Info: forward the entire news article including headers or X-Abuse-Info: else we will not be able to process your request X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsranger.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 13:35:39 EDT Organization: http://www.newsranger.com Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 17:35:39 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:7944 Date: 2001-05-31T17:35:39+00:00 List-Id: In article , Beard, Frank says... >if for nothing else, I will continue to use ASCII to avoid >the lame analogies of Latin to Ada made by some of the C++ >hacks ("A dead language for a dead language"). There's a point where one can become too sensitive. C++ hacks are going to crack lame jokes no matter what you do. As a former patsy in the urban American game sometimes known as "the dozens" (or "snaps"), I can testify that in a verbal sparring match, the *only* defense is a good offense. --- T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html home email - mailto:dennison@telepath.com