My comments about C and PL/I were prompted by 'observations' made in earlier posts by Charles Mills.
Moreover, the wording of my last paragraph, Opinions about such issues do differ; these differences are often as much visceral as intellectual; and it is my guess that we shall never agree about this and much else. was intended to suggest that further exahanges--following, of course, CM's response, to which he is entitled--would be unlikely to productive. I will, however, venture one further comment. Arguments from popularity to merit are problematic in any context. Here, however, I will limit myself to noting that COBOL too is an enormously popular language. Some metrics make it even more popular than C. Its deficiencies qua statement-level procedural language are equally clear. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
