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Subject: Re: CACM - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 16-Dec-83 23:00:21 EST
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uokvax!emjej    Dec 15 23:59:00 1983

Yes, but CACM was at least at one time *the* premier CS journal,
where *many* ideas fundamental to CS were expounded upon. Just
look at the anniversary issue, which contains the primordial papers
on (1) syntax-driven parsing, (2) top-down design, (3) hashing,
and many others that don't come immediately to mind--oh, yes,
structured programming. Yes, I know that specialization will mean
that one can't encompass all the significant breakthroughs even in
a single journal, and yes, CACM manages to occasionally pull off
something respectable even as low as it's sunk.

But if there's nothing better to publish than a comparison of
CP/M and HDOS, it's time to pack it in and go home. Let the DPers
read *Datamation* or *Computerworld*, where people flame about
how best to write some piece of trivia in COBOL. CACM (and we)
deserve better.

				James Jones