Subj : Re: RIP Niklaus Wirth
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Dr. What
Date : Sat Jan 13 2024 10:43 am

-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Dr. What <=-

 pF>  I remember when they "Numerical Recipes in FORTRAN" book became
 pF>  "Numerical Recipes in C". C seemed like the wrong language for the
 pF>  higher-level stuff that FORTRAN did well.

Ya, I remember the same when P.J.'s "Programming Pearls" got a revamp into
"Programming Pearls for Pascal".

But as languages evolved, and programmer needs changed, it was important that
newbys learned good ways of doing things.  Otherwise you end up with even more
fodder for The Daily WTF.


.... Honesty pays, but not enough for some.
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