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re:programming
On Fri, 22 May 1998, josh d smith wrote:
> i was thinking along the lines of pascal or c
> what is wrong with pascal or c please enclose all things that i should
> take in to consideration
Neither has an ON GOTO command.
I mean, this feature is decades old! Jeez, you'd think they'd
have one by now. At least, we have FORTRAN's arithmetic IF.
How can you write a good text adventure game without an ON GOTO?
Seriously, I think ANSI C would be more universal, and less
anal-retentive than Pascal. Pascal was designed by a Nazi
Fascist who wanted all programmers to sit up straight in
their chairs and keep their office supplies carefully
arranged. Real computer programming isn't office supplies
and sitting up straight. It's slouching, poorly-ventilated
basements, and 20 half-empty cans of Barq's root beer.
So program in C.
Although the examples in Wayner's _Disappearing Cryptography_
are written in pascal and lisp. I guess I recommend learning
as many languages as possible, but prepare to use C more than
any other.
> much appreciative
> josh
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