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From: cet1@cl.cam.ac.uk (C.E. Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: problems/risks due to programming language, stories requested
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Date: 3 Mar 90 19:18:51 GMT
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In article <6984@ubc-cs.UUCP> manis@cs.ubc.ca (Vincent Manis) writes:
>I might note that B's syntax, and hence C's syntax, was a definite
>*dis*improvement ?sic? over that of its predecessor, BCPL. 

Specifically, BCPL uses BREAK to exit iterations, ENDCASE to exit from
SWITCHONs. It is still all too possible, as I know from experience, to
exit from the wrong loop.

>                                                           I would in
>fact post an article saying exactly that, except for the fact that this
>entire thread most certainly belongs somewhere, but not in
>comp.lang.scheme.  Would you please edit the Newsgroups: line in further
>articles on this subject?

Indeed, let us keep this in comp.lang.misc.

Chris Thompson
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