From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: An interesting quote on Java and C++
Date: 1997/09/06
Date: 1997-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.873591937@merv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3410a460.158341309@news.mindspring.com
Bob Munck says
<<I have trouble with that, given the examples of Pascal,
Modula, and AED. Maybe you put "Gurus" in quotes to indicate
an awareness of the difference between the hacker-type Unix/EMACS/C
expert and the truly wise, deep understanding of a Wirth or Ross.
There is a lot to be said for the uniformity of a language developed
by a single person from a single paradigm.>>
The trouble is that these days, no one person is a sufficient expert in
enough areas to build a comprehensive language that deals with a wide
range of problems. For example, key features of Ada are its very carefully
planned numerics model, and its language interfacing capability. The former
was developed with the help of experts in numeric issues, the latter with
the help of experts in the target languages (for example, the COBOL interface
was designed by people who know COBOL well).
This kind of cooperative effort is really a necessity for the development
of a comprehensive programming language.
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1997-09-03 0:00 An interesting quote on Java and C++ Nasser
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
[not found] ` <01bcb881$915526a0$d7000064@sim01.amst.co.at>
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Joachim Schroeer
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1997-09-24 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-18 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-19 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-22 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-10-03 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Roy Grimm
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
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1997-09-25 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1997-09-25 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-26 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1997-10-07 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-11-19 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-10-08 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1997-10-09 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
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