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From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: Icon -- a worthy successor to SNOBOL
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Date: Fri, 25-Jan-85 10:09:04 EST
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> If Icon is a successor, then why did you use a -- operator? :-)

Don't forget that (Icon--) has the same value as (Icon), and it is a worthy
successor.  After a while, as language design continues to improve, Icon's
relative worth will decline; hence the value of Icon should decrease after
sufficient usage.  (:-)++)

-- Norman Diamond

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