Re: Multiplicity, Change and MV
From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:59:23 GMT
Message-ID: <%qF1g.10970$vy1.5490_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
>
> Too arrogant, as well as incorrect, in my opinion.
>
> I also really liked
> "The easiest machine applications are the technical/scientific
> computations."
>
> I tried explaining to someone coding Pascal in the early 80's that I
> was doing business data processing rather than scientific programming
> because it was more challenging even though the algorithms were not.
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:59:23 GMT
Message-ID: <%qF1g.10970$vy1.5490_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
dawn wrote:
> x wrote:
>> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message >> news:xO51g.61667$VV4.1151927_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... >> >>> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD04xx/EWD498.html >>> What EWD said about COBOL goes triple for Pick. >> Thanks for the link. I specially like these ones:
[..]
>> "By claiming that they can contribute to software engineering, the soft >> scientists make themselves even more ridiculous. (Not less dangerous, alas!)
>
> Too arrogant, as well as incorrect, in my opinion.
[..]
>> "Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability."
>
> I also really liked
> "The easiest machine applications are the technical/scientific
> computations."
>
> I tried explaining to someone coding Pascal in the early 80's that I
> was doing business data processing rather than scientific programming
> because it was more challenging even though the algorithms were not.
Did you succeed?
Cheers, Frank. Received on Thu Apr 20 2006 - 07:59:23 CEST