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Subject: Re: [TUHS] ratfor vibe
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Hi Arnold,

> In ~ 1981, Kernighan and Plauger rewrote the tools in Pascal and redid
> the book to go with it. This is
> https://www.amazon.com/Software-Tools-Pascal-Brian-Kernighan/dp/0201103427/
> which I also recommend getting a copy of.

I agree the original Software Tools is a must read, but having done so,
why would I suffer working through the hurdles put in place by Pascal
compared to Ratfor?  I never bothered so your recommendation makes me
wonder what I missed.  I did read Kernighan's ‘not my favourite’
and took from that I wouldn't enjoy the Pascal book given I'd read
the original.

-- 
Cheers, Ralph.