On 4/03/2011, at 12:44 AM, Derek M Jones wrote: > Richard, > >> What I *don't* see here is any practical relevance to the question >> of whether 'printf' is part of the C language or not, except for > > I would come back to my final sentence of my original reply: > > The definition of 'language' depends on who you are talking to.
The original poster claimed that it was *USEFUL* to regard each program and each document as being in its own language. I'm still waiting to be shown how that is *USEFUL*. -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).