From: Warren <ve3wwg@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Properties
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:38:19 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2010-12-02T20:38:19+00:00 [thread overview]
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Adam Beneschan expounded in
news:4287748c-0962-4cd2-a36b-9dd7113267a6@21g2000prv.googlegro
ups.com:
> On Dec 2, 8:45�am, Warren <ve3...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Shark8 expounded
>> But then, prior to Unix, O/S's were usually steeped in
>> assembler language (like OS/2 for a modern example). �C
>> has been a big improvement in that regard.
>
> Yes, the big disadvantage that assembler had over C was
> that, despite the fact that its mnemonics can be cryptic,
> they are actually based on English words and use real
> letters, which meant that there was a real possibility that
> the rookie programmer in the next cubicle might actually be
> able to understand and fix your program, leading to loss
> of job security. I think that was one of the problems C
> was designed to address.
>
>:) :) :) Just kidding!
>
> -- Adam
Joking aside, C allowed the compiler to work on behalf of a
programmer's higher level intentions, without making assembler
level errors.
Ada could be said that it allows the [Ada] compiler to work on
behalf of the programmer's higher level intentions, without
making C level errors.
Warren
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2010-11-28 3:21 Properties Shark8
2010-11-28 8:15 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-11-28 19:43 ` Properties Shark8
2010-11-29 8:34 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-01 18:15 ` Properties Shark8
2010-11-28 12:37 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
2010-11-28 21:22 ` Properties Shark8
2010-11-29 16:54 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
2010-12-01 19:52 ` Properties Martin Krischik
2010-12-01 23:24 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
2010-12-05 16:15 ` (placepo) Properties Martin Krischik
2010-12-06 23:24 ` Shark8
2010-12-01 23:31 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
2010-11-30 1:49 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-11-30 16:58 ` Properties Charmed Snark
2010-11-30 17:22 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-11-30 20:27 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-01 8:39 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-01 15:21 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-01 15:59 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-01 16:20 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-01 18:22 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-01 19:36 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-01 21:13 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-01 21:35 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-01 21:45 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-02 9:57 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-02 10:26 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-02 15:25 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-02 15:46 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-02 21:11 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-02 22:19 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-03 4:43 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-03 13:53 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-03 21:32 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-04 22:13 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-06 23:30 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-06 23:33 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-04 17:43 ` Properties Simon Wright
2010-12-04 20:48 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-04 22:27 ` Properties Simon Wright
2010-12-04 22:31 ` Properties Vinzent Hoefler
2010-12-03 4:24 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-03 5:00 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-03 21:10 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-03 23:34 ` Properties Jeffrey Carter
2010-12-06 6:02 ` Properties Brad Moore
2010-12-06 23:25 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-01 19:48 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-01 21:10 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-02 0:03 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-02 16:45 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-02 17:32 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-02 20:45 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-02 21:17 ` Properties Adam Beneschan
2010-12-02 21:40 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-03 3:34 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-03 8:16 ` Properties Thomas Løcke
2010-12-02 20:52 ` Properties Pascal Obry
2010-12-02 19:46 ` Properties Adam Beneschan
2010-12-02 20:38 ` Warren [this message]
2010-12-02 21:39 ` Properties Jeffrey Carter
2010-12-02 21:55 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-03 9:33 ` Properties Anonymous
2010-12-03 3:47 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-03 0:09 ` Properties Robert A Duff
2010-12-03 15:49 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-03 20:07 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-06 21:01 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-06 23:22 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-07 14:37 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-08 21:13 ` Properties Simon Wright
2010-12-09 1:21 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-06 23:43 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-07 0:56 ` Properties Jeffrey Carter
2010-12-07 11:23 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-07 11:51 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
2010-12-07 15:35 ` Properties Maciej Sobczak
2010-12-07 17:02 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
2010-12-07 14:39 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-03 15:40 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-03 19:56 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-03 20:12 ` Properties Warren
2010-12-03 5:53 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-03 9:05 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-03 19:52 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-03 21:14 ` Properties Randy Brukardt
2010-12-04 5:35 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-04 14:23 ` Properties Peter C. Chapin
2010-12-04 18:53 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-13 15:10 ` Properties Brian Drummond
2010-12-03 22:38 ` Properties Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-12-04 3:12 ` Properties Shark8
2010-12-04 13:19 ` Properties Georg Bauhaus
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2010-12-04 19:53 Properties Shark8
2010-12-04 23:27 ` Properties Thomas Løcke
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