Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!UOTTAWA.BITNET!451061 From: 451061@UOTTAWA.BITNET (Valentin Pepelea) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: YALW (Yet Another Language War) Message-ID: <8907032256.AA16341@jade.berkeley.edu> Date: 3 Jul 89 22:51:09 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 23 Doug Merritt in message <406@xdos.UUCP> writes: > I find it interesting that Sun is now using Forth in their firmware in > their newest machines. Perhaps we're going in the direction of multiple > language use in general. There's a lot to be said for this approach; > all languages have their strong and their weak points. When a company uses Forth to write software, it means only one thing: they want it finished by tomorrow. This is typical of defense contractors, who have to have their bid beating that deadline... ...or those Q&A engineers who have to test out their product by the shipping date announced. Now you know why... :-) > Doug Valentin _________________________________________________________________________ The godess of democracy? "The Name: Valentin Pepelea tyrants may distroy a statue, Phonet: (613) 231-7476 but they cannot kill a god." Bitnet: 451061@Uottawa.bitnet Usenet: Use cunyvm.cuny.edu gate - Confucius Planet: 451061@acadvm1.UOttawa.CA