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From: billwolf%hazel.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu (William Thomas Wolfe, 2847 )
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Subject: Re: Theory vs. Practice in CS Education
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Date: 14 Nov 89 22:25:59 GMT
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From albaugh@dms.UUCP (Mike Albaugh):
> having written a "toy" compiler is a godsend when attempting to unravel
> the obscure error messages from other "state of the art" compilers.

    Then it's obviously high time that the market started to demand 
    better error messages.  Users should not have to understand the 
    internals of a product in order to make use of it.  


    Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu