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From: Richard Riehle <rriehle@nunic.nu.edu>
Subject: Re: Ariane 5 - not an exception?
Date: 1996/08/15
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On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Darius Blasband wrote:

I am including the comp.lang.eiffel newsgroup in this reply since
it is guaranteed to give them a good bellylaugh.

> PL/1 is one of the worst language design ever. As far as I know (or rather,
> as far as what I believe a good language design should be) only C++
> comes close.

  I would hope Darious is joking. I suspect he is serious, but give
  him the benefit of the doubt.

  Richard Riehle