Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdaisy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: Language transitions Message-ID: <6950@watdaisy.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 15:34:11 EST Article-I.D.: watdaisy.6950 Posted: Mon Feb 11 15:34:11 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Feb-85 04:53:49 EST References: <252@gumby.UUCP> <535@ukma.UUCP> <258@gumby.UUCP> <4475@ucbvax.ARPA> <590@ncoast.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 19 > Pascal has two major problems: (1) it was designed as a *teaching* language, > ... > If anyone should be flamed for Pascal's unsuitability, it's the people > who first took it out of its intended environment. > -- Brandon Allbery Unix and C were originally unavailable, and then became available only on educational licences, and then.... So, let's flame the people who took these out of their former environments too, especially when many flaws remained. -- Norman Diamond UUCP: {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond CSNET: ndiamond%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet ARPA: ndiamond%watdaisy%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa "Opinions are those of the keyboard, and do not reflect on me or higher-ups."