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From: jwb@cepmax.ncsu.edu (John W. Baugh Jr.)
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Subject: Re: On whether C has first-class composable functions
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Date: 8 Jan 91 23:12:45 GMT
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Apparently Strachey coined the term "first class" (according to
Harland in Polymorphic Programming Languages).  The reference
is:
  
  C. Strachey, Fundamental Concepts of Programming Languages, Oxford
  University Programming Research Group (1967).

Can anyone get their hands on this?

John Baugh
jwb@cepmax.ncsu.edu