From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
Subject: Re: Language ranking
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:43:08 -0700
Date: 2014-04-03T17:43:08-07:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <lhkv6s$6q4$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <wccha6a80dl.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com>
On 04/03/2014 04:21 PM, Robert A Duff wrote:
>
> Look to an area that's a bit more mature than computer software.
> For example, cars today are a LOT safer than they were in 1964,
> and they last longer, too. I think there's hope for improvement
> in the software industry.
Cars are safer largely because of government regulation. Cars in 1964 weren't
much safer than they were in 1914.
Will it be 2064 before we get government regulation requiring safer language
features?
--
Jeff Carter
"If I could find a sheriff who so offends the citizens of Rock
Ridge that his very appearance would drive them out of town ...
but where would I find such a man? Why am I asking you?"
Blazing Saddles
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2014-04-02 7:38 Language ranking Simon Wright
2014-04-02 20:25 ` Simon Clubley
2014-04-03 15:05 ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-03 16:26 ` Shark8
2014-04-03 23:12 ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-03 23:24 ` Shark8
2014-04-04 13:43 ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-04 21:19 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-04 22:21 ` Shark8
2014-04-04 23:21 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-04-05 0:03 ` Shark8
2014-04-05 0:40 ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-03 17:13 ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-03 23:14 ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-04 23:12 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-04-03 21:20 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-04 22:59 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-04-03 21:23 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-03 23:21 ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-04 0:43 ` Jeffrey Carter [this message]
2014-04-04 1:19 ` Shark8
2014-04-04 8:30 ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-04 16:42 ` Shark8
2014-04-05 7:41 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-04-05 9:39 ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-05 9:45 ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-04 3:44 ` tmoran
2014-04-04 21:14 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-05 2:16 ` tmoran
2014-04-04 23:17 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-04-04 3:44 ` tmoran
2014-04-04 22:37 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2014-04-04 22:57 ` Adam Beneschan
2014-04-04 23:25 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
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