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From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
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Subject: Re: why the pascal family of languages (Pascal, Ada,
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On 07/16/2014 10:47 AM, Adam Beneschan wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 10:40:50 AM UTC-7, jo...@peppermind.com wrote:
>
>> 10. Jean David Ichbiah apparently did not have a long beard - it has been
>> observed that only programming languages whose inventor has a long beard
>> become truly popular, although nobody knows why.
>
> Length is not a factor.  Judging from a quick Google search, James Gosling's
> and Bjarne Stroustrup's beards are well-trimmed, not long.  But Jean Ichbiah
> didn't have a beard at all.

So if STT grows a beard, Parasail will become popular?

I have a beard. You language lawyers and compiler writers should help me finish 
defining NINA and get a bunch of free compilers available for all the important 
platforms. It's guaranteed to become popular.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"What lazy lout left these wires all over the lawn?"
Poppy
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