From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 2590 invoked from network); 22 May 2020 22:00:37 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 22 May 2020 22:00:37 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 128EE9C935; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:00:36 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EBE99C194; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:00:21 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="aBuR/Rbk"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id F2C689C194; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:00:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-vs1-f49.google.com (mail-vs1-f49.google.com [209.85.217.49]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8945E9C187 for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 08:00:18 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-vs1-f49.google.com with SMTP id y13so6881500vsk.8 for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 15:00:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=oaE+NoCwSq00JcSVK67tXwfQPTdZSxvxuw7XnrELgcQ=; b=aBuR/RbkVm6a90+XqYhfNmy7nGHdPrRBwXSTZWy1YRLwwg6IsHEclgnhDLutRCuDcL AMxgIWQVRMtuG/ok+dKzs6keo+EQgrNNvWZpL+CLQfyOMqWQokYQCWeaK4bRoVXd6JJt rFrTfA4mnmJ9K6fT/HEERKZoenkCqXam38aVifVrqtrZVAA/7ticYzo1jFYhYv3PlKgx EASAU/13VNd4Cu1ie3qZtFYGBi7sEGCutKymGsXw1M8bmMSGjAj5lILeV/b28TkuFYLc 2kzIV5nZb7usGqiFZbEuhGO5pw55vG1cZtUPt/cOKw20lmZbZk7PYpz6hciBN5DIDEGP JQyA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=oaE+NoCwSq00JcSVK67tXwfQPTdZSxvxuw7XnrELgcQ=; b=AQ5q56mpYgjf4gePzNkj0eH4UinxaYHnP9jIbQpME5KOdbMJNbTyUWz27Q500cCBek 7Oj/RK7jpzKmxp+vfsTbT1y1DBI+GemyZzPMH1LpreGj5N2e+yPsv79fnMJlkVZ+I6Ah EBybm7kCfjfjRL/6Du6u4ZPiJ+mAgYc5Q4XGBQl920mgTYAVIYdNK9RB2Z5vBXhiJRjA pKVLnvyIPY2AFlpB5MHopD7ZOMmSjjb0AuQfwz9jBlW/Twkwf2uH1g4OH4dTXfxtGWjB 0WrWWZUV1FZiAQC9euY7S791RTJMu2DC1Cp9B9w0xjm3H/RVhxxvT0kBm/mrdMv4lfLh gnIg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530mfoU0tJrcd7dD9nFOZwg9/oF/0JNuSzLbX+4gKRVILvECdmMV SSsqdJxk6Jlj5EuodTVLOhQBcmo1KAFhPTiEeUE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxE4zhCNxZgwZcMNWhqhFGwppn9v+4Zaqp5d0MugPsPV9R+T1oOJoBQi96jJopiCLEaLO4H+Drq3pnMwGMRZHg= X-Received: by 2002:a67:27c3:: with SMTP id n186mr12693518vsn.53.1590184817557; Fri, 22 May 2020 15:00:17 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Rob Pike Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 08:00:06 +1000 Message-ID: To: Clem Cole Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000002d84cf05a643c13a" Subject: Re: [TUHS] where did "main" come from? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000002d84cf05a643c13a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" After joining the Labs I mentioned to Dennis that the idea of "main" did not appear in the semi-formal specification of C in the back of the first edition of The C Programming Language. (It obviously appears in the front half.) He was very surprised, but maybe it's an indication that the idea of "main" was already part of the culture. I first encountered it in the phrase PROCEDURE OPTIONS MAIN that begins every PL/I program. PL/I was defined in the early 1960's. -rob --0000000000002d84cf05a643c13a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
After joining the Labs I mentioned=C2=A0to Dennis that the= idea of "main" did not appear in the semi-formal specification o= f C in the back of the first edition of The C Programming Language. (It obv= iously appears in the front half.) He was very surprised, but maybe it'= s an indication that the idea of "main" was already part of the c= ulture. I first encountered it in the phrase PROCEDURE OPTIONS MAIN that be= gins every PL/I program. PL/I was defined in the early 1960's.

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