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From: mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: Why no ** operator in Modula2?
Keywords: -look-and-feel-
Message-ID: <1991Jun18.171233.22657@rock.concert.net>
Date: 18 Jun 91 17:12:33 GMT
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The look and feel of Wirth's languages is the exact problem
with them.  While the theory is great, and I admire his modular,
structured approach to programming, I hate *typing* everything!

I mean, some of his modula-2 library modules have names that are 
simply too cumbersome to use.  I'll spare you the examples.  They
lack a certain day to day comfortableness -- they are fine for
theoretical models, but not practical use.

and I *HATE* CaseSensiTivityInModulesAndProcedures!  I never *use*
uppercase/lowercase names (:-)) but the library modules do.

To close:  Which is better?

WriteString("Amount: ");
WriteInt(NumberOfThings[1]);
Write(".");
WriteLn();
				-or- 

printf("Amount: %d.\n");

From a programmer's point of view?


 -- Scott  McMahan

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