Re: Lack of formal syntax undermines Ada

[John McCabe <john@nospam.assen.demon.co.uk.nospam>]

"(see below)" <yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>On 13/04/2008 20:34, in article son404d3f74k4g2pu5h4rlppm69cmj175a@4ax.com,
>"John McCabe" <john@nospam.assen.demon.co.uk.nospam> wrote:

>>> I can think of one or two candidates (neither being me!).
>>> Was he tall and gaunt; or shorter, moustached, and a heavy smoker?
>> 
>> Probably shorter, but I don't remember him having a moustache. Whoever
>> he was, he didn't like people throwing paper aeroplanes around :-)
>> There's a vague chance his name was something like Watt.
>
>8-)
>From your description, it definitely was not David Watt,
>who is tall and something of a snappy dresser.

I was pretty sure it wasn't David Watt.

>It was probably Ron Mills.

That name doesn't ring a bell. He could have been a heavy smoker
though. I don't know - it was a long time ago. If I ever find my notes
again (I can't remember if I chucked them out when I cleared out my
dad's house or not) I'll let you know :-)