I often wonder what would have happened if Dave Fulton had bought out Bill Gates instead of the other way round.
Laurie On 31 August 2017 at 15:10, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > And nothing will ever run like a FOX! > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Man-wai Chang > Sent: 31 August 2017 14:55 > To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]> > Subject: [FW] Programming language life expectancy > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED! > not-for-mail > From: Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> > Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ > Subject: "Programming language life expectancy" > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:08:20 -0500 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.fortran:69454 > comp.lang.c:197385 comp.lang.c++:101574 > > "Programming language life expectancy" > > <https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2017/08/19/programming- > language-life-expectancy/> > > "The Lindy effect says that what’s been around the longest is likely to > remain around the longest. It applies to creative artifacts, not living > things. A puppy is likely to live longer than an elderly dog, but a book > that has been in press for a century is likely to be in press for another > century." > > "“We don’t know what language engineers will be coding in in the year > 2100. However, we do know that it will be called FORTRAN.” — C.A.R. > Hoare" > > Lynn > > > -- > .~. Might, Courage, Vision. SINCERITY! > / v \ 64-bit Fedora 25 Server Spin > /( _ )\ http://sites.google.com/site/changmw > ^ ^ May the Force and farces be with you! > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/camvtr9c6punbpfp2gkzg4qsbyhmk8w8tdpyekdocfo-psu2...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
