Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)

• To: info-dylan@ai.mit.edu
• Subject: Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: "Frank A. Adrian" <fadrian@uswest.net>
• Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 22:30:03 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <B5843163.3C3F%robmyers@cwcom.net>
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Rob Myers <robmyers@cwcom.net> wrote in message
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> Also, please don't post offensive nonsense attempting to conflate dislike
of
> fully-bracketed prefix syntax with homophobic and racial intolerance on
this
> list. It is singularly offensive and unproductive, and has no place
anywhere
> in the comp.* hierachy.

Yes, but it makes about as much sense as citing Pinker's and Chomsky's works
as a defense of saying that syntactic choices don't matter when applied to
artificial languages.  Besides, USENET is often about being "singularly
offensive and unproductive" to win an argument (or haven't you been around
this neck of the woods for long? :-).  If you want rhetorical purity in
search of truth, stick to moderated mailing lists.

faa

• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
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• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
• From: Rob Myers <robmyers@cwcom.net>

• Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
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