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From: rf@wu1.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Standardization (why not "'all of the above'")
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Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 12:54:24 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 12 12:54:24 1985
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I agree with Mike Inners (gumby!g-inners) that at times standardization is
bad.  However, he writes:

  On the other hand, differences are often silly (is it OTHERWISE, OTHERS,
  or ELSE in a CASE statement?).  Perhaps new compilers should attempt
  to standardise on 'all of the above'.  It would certainly be more productive
  than arguing about it.

Standardizing on "'all of the above'" was tried once.  The result was a
language called PL/I; incredibly complicated and incredibly difficult to
compile.  I should rather that all parties agree on one simple solution.
However, that sounds like angels in heaven, not men on earth!

				Randolph Fritz
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