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From: lgm@cbnewsc.att.com (lawrence.g.mayka)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Selecting a Programming Language Made Easy
Keywords: languages seatbelts
Message-ID: <1990Jun29.000738.20940@cbnewsc.att.com>
Date: 29 Jun 90 00:07:38 GMT
References: <10258@stiatl.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <10258@stiatl.UUCP> tok@stiatl.UUCP (Terry Kane) writes:
>LISP		An electric car.  It's simple but slow.  Seat belts are not
>		available.

Since Lisp checks datatypes at run time, perhaps we should say, "Fully
padded cell-like interior eliminates the need for seat belts."


	Lawrence G. Mayka
	AT&T Bell Laboratories
	lgm@iexist.att.com

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