From: Oleg <oleg_inconnu@myrealbox.com>
To: olczyk@interaccess.com
Cc: caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Re: "ocaml_beginners"::[] Is Caml a fraud ( especially on Windows )?
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 20:08:15 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200210190007.UAA20942@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3db242ea.937096156@smtp.interaccess.com>
On Friday 18 October 2002 03:03 pm, Thaddeus L. Olczyk wrote:
> >Stroustup prefers C++ to any other language for most
> >tasks, Ritchie said that if he was only allowed to
> >keep one language on a desert island, it will be C,
> >etc.
>
> And Pierre Weis says that I shouldn't call people liars, but when
> I see a post like this...
>
> There is a big difference between saying " if I could only use one
> language it would be C", and saying "C is the best language".
>
> Stroustrup has said and continues to say that he refuses to get
> into the debate about what the best language is. Last I looked it
> was the stated on the FAQ on his web page.
The fact that he "refuses to get into the debate" does not mean he has no
clear language preferences. Common sense suggests that he uses C++ for at
least 51% of his programming.
BTW, good luck with your quest to find your favorite language. It would be
nice though if you didn't cross-post discussions started on one list to
another, no matter how all-important your replies may seem to you.
Oleg
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-19 0:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-18 9:35 [Caml-list] " Thaddeus L. Olczyk
2002-10-18 10:25 ` Remi VANICAT
2002-10-18 15:42 ` Thaddeus L. Olczyk
2002-10-21 10:15 ` [Caml-list] ocamlopt / ocaml -custom and C compiler Dmitry Bely
2002-10-21 13:18 ` Xavier Leroy
2002-10-21 13:46 ` Dmitry Bely
2002-10-18 10:56 ` [Caml-list] Is Caml a fraud ( especially on Windows )? Sven Luther
2002-10-18 15:42 ` Thaddeus L. Olczyk
2002-10-18 16:25 ` Sven Luther
2002-10-18 16:54 ` Alessandro Baretta
2002-10-18 11:25 ` Maxence Guesdon
2002-10-18 11:44 ` [Caml-list] Re: "ocaml_beginners"::[] " Joaquin Cuenca Abela
2002-10-18 19:03 ` Thaddeus L. Olczyk
2002-10-19 0:08 ` Oleg [this message]
2002-10-19 3:57 ` Thaddeus L. Olczyk
2002-10-18 13:23 ` [Caml-list] " Pierre Weis
2002-10-18 15:40 ` AC
2002-10-18 19:02 ` Thaddeus L. Olczyk
2002-10-18 20:56 ` Pierre Weis
2002-10-18 16:34 ` Alessandro Baretta
2002-10-18 18:43 ` Issac Trotts
2002-10-18 20:21 ` Damien Doligez
[not found] ` <20021018132416.3f89f744.maxence.guesdon@inria.fr>
[not found] ` <3db34c45.939491921@smtp.interaccess.com>
2002-10-19 0:53 ` Maxence Guesdon
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