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From: coates@uc780.umd.edu
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Subject: RE: ap, Windows BASIC
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Date: 18 Jun 91 19:43:08 GMT
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In a previous article, F0O@psuvm.psu.edu wrote:
> 
>>> Saying that the world does not need BASIC (or something like it) is
>>> essentially saying that only the high priesthood of the programming
>>> profession should ever write computer programs.
> 
>>Utter crap.  It's saying that people should be given proper programming
>>languages to write in, so that they can learn to write properly and join the
>>programming profession, rather than being mentally stifled by BASIC and left
>>thinking that WHILE loops are a pretty neat idea.
> 

Although, BASIC MAY not be the langauge of professional or serious students
of programming, Visual BASIC may be good for some of the masses. I say for
some because others may need something less complex than even BASIC.
The average quality of Windows apps may fall, but the power of Windows
will to an extent be available to more than the programming elite. I think
that will be a good thing. (The power being the ease of use and efficay
of GUI. 

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