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From: chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: the scientist and the engineer
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Date: 30 Jan 91 15:31:31 GMT
References: <1991Jan27.234614.2327@cbnewsc.att.com> <1991Jan28.125444.71@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com> <6518@hplabsz.HP.COM>
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According to sartin@cup.hp.com (Rob Sartin):
>I've been on and observed a number of projects that used custom
>programming languages* (usually preprocessors to another language).

I see nothing wrong with using custom languages as one tool in solving
programming problems.

Besides, "custom metallurgy" would be a brand new language from
scratch, not a minor preprocessor hack.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT     <chip@tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>
 "I want to mention that my opinions whether real or not are MY opinions."
             -- the inevitable William "Billy" Steinmetz