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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,9a0ff0bffdf63657 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4b06f8f15f01a568 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,9a0ff0bffdf63657 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,9a0ff0bffdf63657 X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public From: "Rick Smith" Subject: Is there a language that Dijkstra liked? (was: Re: Software landmines (loops)) Date: 1998/09/16 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 391767132 References: <6rf59b$2ud$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <6rfra4$rul$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <35DBDD24.D003404D@calfp.co.uk> <6sbuod$fra$1@hirame.wwa.com> <904556531.666222@miso.it.uq.edu.au> <6sgror$je8$3@news.indigo.ie> <6sh3qn$9p2$1@hirame.wwa.com> <6simjo$jnh$1@hirame.wwa.com> <35eeea9b.2174586@news.erols.com> <6sjj7n$3rr$1@hirame.wwa.com> <35f055a5.1431187@news.erols.com> <6sjnlu$83l$1@hirame.wwa.com> <6skfs7$2s6$1@hirame.wwa.com> <35F252DD.5187538@earthlink.net> <6t4dge$t8u$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <6t5mtp$4ho$1@news.indigo.ie> <35FFE58C.5727@ibm.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 X-Trace: news1.atlantic.net 905966200 207.30.140.188 (Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:16:40 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:16:40 EDT Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Biju Thomas <"Biju Thomas"> > wrote in message <35FFE58C.5727@ibm.net>... >Reminds me of what Dijkstra told about the effect of COBOL and BASIC on >minds: > >"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be >regarded as a criminal offense." > >"It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to >students that have had prior exposure to BASIC; as potential programmers >they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration" > Of the comments attributed to Dijkstra, I have never heard a comment that was favorable toward any language! Is there a language that Dijkstra liked? Of which features of any language did Dijkstra make favorable comments? Based upon his comments, what languages might Dijkstra like today? Would Dijkstra have favorable comments for the OO languages, in particular? ------------------------------- Rick Smith e-mail: < ricksmith@aiservices.com >