-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:41:47 -0800 (PST) From: Party of Citizens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [FRANKLIN-ROBOPROFESSOR] C Standard and C Rationale
Let's talk about maximizing "portability". The concept itself could apply to portability across computer languages. Thus the Standard could be Standard English. The Rationale would be to create a set of menus and prompts written in Standard English which would do all of the things done by the complete spectrum of computer languages. Let's ask Francis Glassborow who wrote the Introduction to the C Standard book I have here. ZG On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Arun Mehta wrote: > > ------------Original Message------------ > > From: Party of Citizens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > But the overall idea of the Standard, I gather, is to tell us the rules > > for C usage across all "platforms", ie hardware/operating system > > combinations. Is that correct? > > > Well, that is the point of any standard -- in this case, the idea is that you can > write software using a regular PC, then maybe also run it on a Mac or Linux > machine.. However, this is more in theory than in practice: input output, for > instance, is not part of the standard, so you cannot be sure of such portability > with C. > Arun > > > INTRODUCTORY C PROGRAMMING > Taught by Dr. Arun Mehta <http://holisticit.com/arun.htm> > Under the auspices of <http://www.bfranklin.edu> > Adapted to teaching machine by Dr. FWP > <http://www.geocities.com/machine_psychology> INTRODUCTORY C PROGRAMMING Taught by Dr. Arun Mehta <http://holisticit.com/arun.htm> Under the auspices of <http://www.bfranklin.edu> Adapted to teaching machine by Dr. FWP <http://www.geocities.com/machine_psychology> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FRANKLIN-ROBOPROFESSOR/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
