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From: kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (George X. Kambic, Allen-Bradley Inc.)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: bridge building and discipline
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Date: 7 May 91 15:04:29 GMT
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In article <1991May3.234349.14026@auto-trol.com>, alesha@auto-trol.com (Alec Sharp) writes:
> In article <1991May3.142824.208@keinstr.uucp> chaplin@keinstr.uucp (chaplin) writes:
>>In article <9105012313.AA23259@enuxha.eas.asu.edu> koehnema@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Harry Koehnemann) writes:
>>>In article <1259@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM> chrisp@regenmeister.EBay.Sun.COM (Chris Prael) writes:
[...arguments removed...]

> I just happen to think that C only works with
> software engineering if discipline is mixed in, and this seems to be a
> commodity in short supply, certain among most of the software 
> developers I've worked with in the last ten years.
> 
> So, people being people, I sort of figure I'm safer if no one has
> guns, and I sort of figure people do better software engineering if
> they have a language more conducive to it than C.

This is dangerously close to big-brotherism.  Since people are people and 
can't be taught or persuaded to be disciplined, remove <things> that permit 
them to be undisciplined and therefore easier to control.  

George X. Kambic
Disclaimers reduce the need for lawyers.