Path: utzoo!lsuc!nrcaer!cognos!dgbt!gandalf!edlee From: edlee@gandalf.UUCP (Ed Lee) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: French programming languages Summary: enough! Message-ID: <2587@gandalf.UUCP> Date: 21 Aug 89 12:02:30 GMT References: <89Aug3.145600edt.10404@neat.cs.toronto.edu> Distribution: can Lines: 43 Although this may have nothing to do with programming languages, it has some views that applies here. Quoting CCITT recommendation E.180, Characteristics of various telephone tones: Administrations are reminded of the advantages of standardizing as far as possible supervisory tones, so that subscribers and operators may quickly recognize any tone transmitted, of whatever origin The idea of CCITT, EIA (RS-xxx such as RS-232), IEEE, etc... is to allow us to be able to talk to one another. Networks such as the one you are using to read this here message (or garbage, depending on your point of view) cannot exist without such standards. Therefore, it is an excellent idea for computer languages to be standardized also. Take Fortran for example; I know of WATFOR, WATFIV (several versions and levels), Fortran 4+, Fortran 77, ANSI Fortran, ... which are all similar in concept but different in their own unique ways. I'm tired of having some stupid silly trivial syntax errors pop-up on me during a compile telling me that so and so statement makes no sense!! I will admit that my French is about as good as your Martian (if it exists); but, if anyone is interested in introducing into the computer market such a thing as French Fortran (or any_language Fortran), I would personally wish him/her luck. (S)He is likely to loose a lot of money unless (s)he can come up with some "GOD" program (like Lotus 123, heaven forbid!!) that is written in this "new" language and everyone wants a copy of it such that they can do their own ... whatever. As for the original topic which triggered this particular discussion (ie. Canada's culture), I don't think I can remember all the cultures that I have encountered here in Canada; however, I will assure you one thing: each individual culture is being preserved and will survive in its own unique way. So I do sincerely hope that this bit of bitching will end here. If you still want some complaints, I do have one. Arret does not exist if French. I'm told that France uses STOP for stop-signs so why is Quebec different. I find that Quebec like to have their trivial differences with .... everyone!! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EdLee@gandalf.UUCP e-mail: lsuc!nrcaer!dgbt!gandalf!edlee -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The opinions expressed here does not belong to anyone and does not exist. How's that for a disclaimer?