From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:49:30 +0000 From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Message-ID: References: , Subject: Re: [9fans] nice quote Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6911d1ee-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 In article , Akshat Kumar wrote: >>>Considering that Plan 9 has only two inherent languages, >>>and its users often push for work to be done in only those, >>>what is the Plan 9 perspective of languages and tools in >>>relation to each other? >>>Is it in agreement with this statement? >> >> It's certainly true that cultures and mindsets build up >> around different things, some of it reasonable, some of it not, >> and I observe Plan 9 is not much different in this regard. >> That said, saying "push" and "inherent" are probably >> inherently pushing things :) > >I suppose my wording showed emphasis in all the wrong places. >The question I meant to ask was (given the context of the >referenced article): > In the Plan 9 environment, are languages considered to be "tools"? > >The rest was just my reasoning to ask. >>From what I've seen that are (well, implementations of them). Some thing they're fun too :) Generally universal comments anyway. -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?