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From: eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene N. Miya)
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Subject: Re: Classifying programming-language designers.
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Date: 25 Jan 88 20:35:31 GMT
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In article <4777@watdragon.waterloo.edu> djsalomon@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Daniel J. Salomon) writes:
>For a humorous but insightful classification of programming language
>designers take a look at the book, "Lucid, the Dataflow Programming
>Language," by William W. Wadge and Edward A. Ashcroft, Academic Press,
>1975.  His classifications are:
 1985 (a small typo)
>	 1) Cowboys
>	 2) Wizards
>	 3) Preachers
>	 4) Boffins
>	 5) Handymen
>	 6) Repairmen

I walked down the hall to my Branch library and got the book out.
Yes, I forgot about this discussion, it's very good.  I also recommend it.

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