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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,fc52c633190162e0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 14:31:02 -0500 Sender: jsa@sirius.goldenthreadtech.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: why learn C? References: <1172144043.746296.44680@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> <1172161751.573558.24140@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <546qkhF1tr7dtU1@mid.individual.net> <5ZULh.48$YL5.40@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> <1175215906.645110.217810@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com> <1175230700.925143.28490@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> <1btkgzzj6zimp.acsq8mkzqz1w$.dlg@40tude.net> <1175488143.324741.283480@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> <9l1Rh.7648$%G4.3596@trndny05> From: jayessay Organization: Tangible Date: 08 Apr 2007 15:41:00 -0400 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.61.34.12 X-Trace: sv3-Scb4iaQCwyCUIzppzL/m43bCu2pglw5DePCu9M3dlroxasSf4Lc+ZOzd43sAUKBuiJlSC8mrh5Rm+nq!vl1YW7ZfrRdOgRHfWaqOfdNgrh5vng/uGU0rLcJSOWCe1gz7F07md1o6xjtQ+qnPoomj8P+VQq6/!GG1JyuMK4yjmUeFJZdgGzrXz X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.34 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14840 Date: 2007-04-08T15:41:00-04:00 List-Id: Ray Blaak writes: > Markus E Leypold writes: > > Hymans point here was, I think that the list expressions are evaluated > > during compile time. > > Sure, his example shows that, but > > a) list expressions don't make a lisp > b) template programming for compile time computations are a > convoluted way of achieving compile time computations. Couldn't have said it better. Succinct and exact. > > PS: Perhaps this post was completely besides your point. I'm not > > sure. If so, please don't feel offended :-). > > Given usenet, I could only be offended if you are *too* polite :-). It is indeed extremely difficult to not trip up on usenet and somehow step on someone's toes without the slightest intent or knowledge of it. This is a big reason why I try not to post to usenet anymore. Another problem involves individuals (such as exhibited in this subthread) who appear more interested in scoring some "debating" points in some sort of weird zero-sum game they are imagining than furthering understanding or even accepting simple facts. /Jon -- 'j' - a n t h o n y at romeo/charley/november com