Re: Declarative constraints in practical terms

x wrote:
> "dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1141743534.153194.185150_at_u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > x wrote:
> > > "dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1141662296.045812.323800_at_u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> > > > x wrote:
> > > > > "dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:1141230300.386065.194130_at_v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
> > > > > > x wrote:
> > > > > > > "dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:1141227907.113061.191620_at_t39g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Then at the top level, what we are doing when we write
> software is
> > > a
> > > > > > > > command.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We think it is a command.
> > > > > > > The computer might think it is not. :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, I can see that perspective. We can write statements that
> > > complete
> > > > > > the machine. Snooze.
> > > > >
> > > > > Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus
> > > >
> > > > I had to look that one up. "Never tickle a sleeping dragon." And
> yet,
> > > > with that, you went and did it anyway. cheers! --dawn
> > >
> > > Well, I live in the land of the dragons :-)

>

I thought I'd drop in if I'm in the neighborhood ;-)

My curiosity was kicking in. You call yourself x; you have said that you are not a native speaker of English (but you have an excellent command of it); you gave a good hint in one of my blog comments on your native tongue, but I couldn't name the language (I guess I could work harder at figuring that out); and now you come from the land of the dragons. I thought perhaps you could help remove a little mystery because it was becoming baggage in my brain. But if you want to play it your way, that is your prerogative, of course.

So, where are you from, x? smiles. --dawn Received on Tue Mar 07 2006 - 16:32:59 CET