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From: mo@prisma.UUCP (Mike O'Dell)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Postscript
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Date: 8 Sep 88 14:50:01 GMT
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One reader took great umbrage at my somewhat whimsical description
of Postscript as "being worse than most assemblers."   As a language,
I consider Postscript to be a real landmark in the semantic domain.
It is a language for imaging.  Syntactically, I find it problematic
at least.  This particular reader claims to have no problem
with the language; I applaud him and his compatriots.
Personally, I would rather like to see the power expressed in a
syntax I already understand, like infix.  Call me a crusty ol' curmudgeon.

So, don't get me wrong: I LIKE Postscript and what it does.
How it looks on the page and how long it takes me to figure out
what is going on (probably because I don't have time to work at
it for long periods of time) ain't my favorite thing.

	-Mike