perfect -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 7:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Why computer languages need to have specific parsing rules and exact semantics.
OK, this isn't really about a computer language. It is a joke from Reader's Digest, in English. But it makes a good point as to why semantics is important. Wife: Go to the store and buy a quart of milk. If they have avocados, get six. Husband: OK Husband comes back with 6 quarts of milk Wife: What? Why did you get 6 quarts of milk? Husband: They had avocados. Obviously the husband is a systems programmer. And the wife is an end user. <grin/> -- As of next week, passwords will be entered in Morse code. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
