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On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 7:39=E2=80=AFPM Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> =
wrote:


> I feel like C is one of the only languages worth using for serious code.
>

Spinach!  The only language suitable or serious code is Fortran 66, where
A+I is a compiler error.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:&quot;times new roman&quot;,serif;font-size:large"><br></div></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fr=
i, Jul 21, 2023 at 7:39=E2=80=AFPM Steve Nickolas &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:uso=
tsuki@buric.co">usotsuki@buric.co</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><div>=C2=A0</div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I feel like C is one of t=
he only languages worth using for serious code.<br></blockquote><div><br></=
div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:&quot;times new roman=
&quot;,serif;font-size:large">Spinach!=C2=A0 The only language suitable or =
serious code is Fortran 66, where A+I is a compiler error.</div></div></div=
>

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