Well, what you've all missed I guess is that the creator of BNF, which some might say was an attempt at an apology for FORTRAN, which he also wrote, has died.
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Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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I remember doing BNF in GCSE Computer Science. Looking around at the kids now I'm guessing that subject now involves the study of how to make text bold in MS Word...Comment
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Am I bovered?Originally posted by threadedComment
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I never quite understood why he felt the need to apologise for FORTRAN either. Pretty darn good for what it does.Originally posted by zeitghost
C was definitely a hack, IIRC they wrote a telephone system in assembler and then some suit said it had to be in a HLL so they made a bunch of macros and called it C, or somat like that, or was it that they wanted to play Asteroids on a PDP, I've probably got it mixed up with B.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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A bad work(man/lizard).Originally posted by zeitghost
I like 'C' and 'C++' - they've both been very good to me.Comment
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But that follows the same argument as to why many contractors like M$ products...Originally posted by Churchill
Not really a 'good' reason, all-be-it a good reason...Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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I liked JOVIAL, you had to use /devil spawn mode on/ GOTOs /devil spawn mode off/ to get out of variable loops. It always slightly rebelious using them.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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Ok. Valid point.Originally posted by threaded
Perhaps I should've stated that "C" and "C++" have enabled me to get the required job done - effectively.
I do quite like Fortran and have "used it in anger" but "C" and "C++" have proved themselves to be very worthy tools in my repertoire.
Btw, what's wrong with "GOTO" even if it isn't calculated?Last edited by Churchill; 21 March 2007, 10:41.Comment
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GOTOs
I come from an Ada background and GOTOs are not allowed (although they are available in the language). They can make for a very unstructured and unreadable program with the control flow allover the shop.But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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Yes but surely that is the fault of the programmerOriginally posted by Gibbon
, not the language. 
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