On Saturday, October 05, 2013 11:48:02 IgorStepanov wrote: > On Friday, 4 October 2013 at 20:56:11 UTC, ProgrammingGhost wrote: > > On Friday, 4 October 2013 at 20:54:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: > >> On 10/4/2013 1:23 PM, ProgrammingGhost wrote: > >>> Walter Bright: Did you have a beard during anytime of the the > >>> design or > >>> development of D? and if not do you regret it? > >> > >> No. I had a beard in my early 20's, and it never stopped > >> itching. I don't want one again. > >> > >> Besides, I work with power tools and have no interest in > >> having my face pulled into the drill press because my beard > >> got snagged on it. > > > > Language Combo Breaker > > John Backus, designer of the fortran didn't have a beard. I > think, in some cases, this rule may be disregarded.
Obligatory XKCD: http://xkcd.com/552/ - Jonathan M Davis