The passing of an era. To be truthful I have always thought that the contribution of Fortran was overstated, certainly as regards commercial computing (input/output? - Do you mean the teletype?; Permanent storage? - why would you need that - the program types out the anwer at the end!)
Backus-Naur Form otoh was really significant - and should probably have been more so. Somewhere around I've got the whole 'C' language (well, the K&R core) in BNF - it's about 3 pages in total. Andrew Davies MBCS CITP - AndyD 8-)# ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any queries. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** 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.
