On Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:22:10 -0400, David Spiegel wrote:
>
>You said: "... BTW, the change in format of the DO was essential
>in preventing the flaw in FORTRAN (which still exists)
>by which a period instead of the first comma
>changes the DO statement into an assignment statement. ..."
>
Do pedantic compilers warn of that? But it might be inicidental
to warning of unused variables.
Most languages have such pitfalls. A favorite is the ALGOL-60
implied comment. Pedantic compilers warn of that.
>Have you ever read the Datamation article regarding the comma which cost
>$15,00,000 (in the '60s)?
>
Did you just supply an example ("$15,00.000")? If not, cite.
In IT or in law?
--
gil
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