gack, this thread is annoying. so here are some high level philosophical questions to think about regarding languages.
first off, why are there so many languages? and by many, i mean thousands and more. how many of you have invented a language (even a mini-lang)? no one seems to have mentioned turing compatibility. this means something deep in all the langs mentioned. discuss. what about all those langs that were meant to conquer computing civilization? PL/I, COBOL, ALGOL and even the dreaded ADA. c actually conquered more than all of them. do you consider c a high level language? should you learn assembler? is there work in it (yes)? what would assembler teach you when using a high level lang? what does it mean when you like or dislike a lang? in a non-technical way why did you make that decision? have any of you ever read an ANSI standard for a language? or tried to implement parts of a standard like that? hell, reading ANSI standards is a major skill in its own right! are languages for people or computers? enuff for now. let's see what you all have to say before i drop my $.02 back in. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
