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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Language ranking
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:14:56 -0400
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Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:

> On 04/03/2014 08:05 AM, Robert A Duff wrote:
>>
>> Which application area benefits from an
>> error-prone language?
>
> Anywhere increased development expense results in increased profits (DOD
> cost-plus contracts) or where making errors and then fixing them results
> in greater profits than not making the errors in the first place (Buy
> our word processor! Now buy an update to fix some of the errors in our
> word processor!)

OK, you got me there.  :-(

- Bob