Re: Some Laws

"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote:

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>I skipped COBOL. But let me ask a dumb question... Why doesn't the
>compiler or the run time alert the COBOL programmer to that error?

     The one I used did throw an error. I have seen beginners confused about it though. After all, it SHOULD work.

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>What is the sound of one object clapping?

     Presumably the return value from object.clap()?

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

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     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.