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From: shebs%defun.uucp@utah-cs.UUCP (Stanley T. Shebs)
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Subject: Re: Software Technology is NOT Primitive
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Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 11:15:50 EST
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I think one of the reasons for the perception of software technology as
primitive is that the languages have not changed very much in 30 years.
C seems to be in the ascendant for research work, yet it is not too far
removed from Fortran (no language fanatic flames please).  Of course, the
*use* of the languages now is very different, as are the algorithms they
express, but it is an article of faith in some circles that progress in
software == use of higher-level languages.

							stan shebs
							shebs@cs.utah.edu