From: dave@horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: [TUHS] Happy birthday, Niklaus Wirth!
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:01:22 +1100 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.21.1802161058010.798@aneurin.horsfall.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d718364c-87f4-280e-9bcc-9753493a75a5@telegraphics.com.au>
On Wed, 14 Feb 2018, Toby Thain wrote:
>> ALGOL, one of the most influential languages ever, with just about
>> every programming language in use today tracing its roots to it.
>
> Worth mentioning one significant exception: the Lisp family.
I know about LISP (and even used it); it's on my history list.
Actually, I can't think of any language that derived exclusively from LISP
(other than Scheme etc)... Oh, and EMACS :-)
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will suffer."
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Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-02-14 21:06 Dave Horsfall
2018-02-14 21:12 ` Clem Cole
2018-02-14 22:15 ` George Michaelson
2018-02-14 23:37 ` Dave Horsfall
2018-02-14 21:24 ` Toby Thain
2018-02-16 0:01 ` Dave Horsfall [this message]
2018-02-16 0:51 ` Dan Cross
2018-02-16 1:06 ` Clem cole
2018-02-16 3:10 ` Toby Thain
2018-02-16 13:36 ` Clem Cole
2018-02-16 1:18 ` Larry McVoy
2018-02-16 1:55 ` George Michaelson
2018-02-16 1:56 ` Lawrence Stewart
2018-02-16 2:38 ` Dan Cross
2018-02-16 2:41 ` Larry McVoy
2018-02-16 2:51 ` Dan Cross
2018-02-16 2:56 ` George Michaelson
2018-02-16 2:51 ` [TUHS] Clueless programmers - was " Toby Thain
2018-02-16 2:55 ` Larry McVoy
2018-02-16 10:26 ` [TUHS] " Tim Bradshaw
2018-02-16 1:25 ` Ian Zimmerman
2018-04-24 0:59 ` Ian Zimmerman
2018-04-24 3:26 ` Dave Horsfall
2018-04-24 4:31 ` Dan Stromberg
2018-04-24 13:42 ` Clem Cole
2018-02-16 2:09 ` Bakul Shah
2018-02-16 2:31 ` Toby Thain
2018-02-16 10:01 ` Tim Bradshaw
2018-02-16 12:10 ` Bakul Shah
2018-02-16 12:37 ` tfb
2018-02-16 13:34 ` Bakul Shah
2018-02-16 14:07 ` Bakul Shah
2018-02-16 20:13 ` tfb
2018-02-16 3:17 ` Dan Stromberg
2018-02-14 23:19 ` Greg 'groggy' Lehey
2018-02-14 23:31 ` Dave Horsfall
2018-02-15 17:32 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2018-02-15 19:18 ` Ian Zimmerman
2018-02-15 20:56 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2018-02-15 21:31 ` Jeremy C. Reed
2018-02-15 2:30 ` Nemo
2018-02-16 2:19 Noel Chiappa
2018-02-16 2:48 ` Larry McVoy
2018-02-16 4:19 ` Steve Nickolas
2018-02-16 11:27 ` Tim Bradshaw
2018-02-16 15:45 ` Nemo
[not found] <mailman.1.1518746401.1018.tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
2018-02-16 2:40 ` Paul McJones
2018-02-16 13:42 Noel Chiappa
2018-02-16 21:02 ` Tim Bradshaw
[not found] <mailman.22.1518790085.20342.tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
2018-02-16 17:40 ` Paul McJones
2018-02-16 19:24 ` Bakul Shah
2018-02-18 20:50 Norman Wilson
2018-02-19 0:28 ` Dave Horsfall
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