I know I had a conversation with Ken about this - all I can remember
is that he was dismissive in the sense that he did not agree. I wish
I could remember and quote what he said but all I recall is an
impression that he thought this was a case of someone trying to be
clever but not saying anything that mattered. It didn't merit a
rebuttal because the criticism was completely off the mark and based
on attributing poor programing habits to APL as if they were a
feature intrinsic to the language.
Donna
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On 7-Nov-07, at 11:33 PM, Roger Hui wrote:
I don't know of any and I suspect Ken was too smart to respond.
There was an encounter between KEI and Dijkstra recorded in
http://keiapl.info/anec/#Dijkstra
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From: Richard Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 15:21
Subject: Re: [Jchat] why did Dijkstra dislike APL so much?
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Is there any record, or even an anecdote, of KEI's
own response to Dijkstra's comment?
Richard Hill
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