[Fwd: Re: Laws and the law]
Pang, Hokkun
HPang@Yesmail.com
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:52:15 -0600
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I'm not sure what 'useful' mean. But I think it had to be said because
otherwise, the following programming language would be
considered 'simple': :-)
from http://www.catseye.mb.ca/vintage/lesserknown/
<http://www.catseye.mb.ca/vintage/lesserknown/>
#10: SIMPLE
SIMPLE is an acronym for Sheer Idiot's Monopurpose Programming Language
Environment. This language, developed at the Hanover College for
Technological Misfits, was designed to make it impossible to write code with
errors in it. The statements are, therefore, confined to BEGIN, END and
STOP. No matter how you arrange the statements, you can't make a syntax
error. Programs written in SIMPLE do nothing useful. Thus they achieve the
results of programs written in other languages without the tedious,
frustrating process of testing and debugging.
-----Original Message-----
From: Damien Morton [mailto:morton@dennisinter.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:38 PM
To: 'Pang, Hokkun'; 'Paul Prescod'; fork@xent.com
Subject: RE: [Fwd: Re: Laws and the law]
what does usefull mean in this context?
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Damien Morton, Technical Director, Dennis Interactive
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
-- The Cat in the Hat
-----Original Message-----
From: Pang, Hokkun [mailto:HPang@Yesmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:29 PM
To: 'Paul Prescod'; fork@xent.com
Subject: RE: [Fwd: Re: Laws and the law]
sorry for jumping in... but what does 'simple' mean in this context?
> Similarly, a programming language designer CANNOT create a (useful)
language such
> that all programs in that language are simple.
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<DIV><SPAN class=168244019-29112001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm
not sure what 'useful' mean. But I think it had to be said because otherwise,
the following programming language would be</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=168244019-29112001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>considered 'simple': :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=168244019-29112001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>from
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href="http://www.catseye.mb.ca/vintage/lesserknown/">http://www.catseye.mb.ca/vintage/lesserknown/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<H2>#10: SIMPLE</H2>
<P>SIMPLE is an acronym for Sheer Idiot's Monopurpose Programming Language
Environment. This language, developed at the Hanover College for Technological
Misfits, was designed to make it impossible to write code with errors in it. The
statements are, therefore, confined to BEGIN, END and STOP. No matter how you
arrange the statements, you can't make a syntax error. Programs written in
SIMPLE do nothing useful. Thus they achieve the results of programs written in
other languages without the tedious, frustrating process of testing and
debugging. </P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Damien Morton
[mailto:morton@dennisinter.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 29, 2001
2:38 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pang, Hokkun'; 'Paul Prescod';
fork@xent.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Fwd: Re: Laws and the
law]<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=886293819-29112001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>what
does usefull mean in this context?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Damien
Morton, Technical Director, Dennis Interactive<BR><BR>You have brains in your
head. You have feet in your shoes.<BR>You can steer yourself any direction you
choose.<BR>-- The Cat in the Hat</FONT> </P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Pang, Hokkun
[mailto:HPang@Yesmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:29
PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Paul Prescod'; fork@xent.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Fwd:
Re: Laws and the law]<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>sorry for jumping in... but what does 'simple' mean in this
context?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>> Similarly, a programming language designer CANNOT create
a (useful) language such</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> that all programs in
that language are simple.</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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