on 12/02/02 22:07, martina wilson at irishflyingnewt_at_earthlink.net wrote:
> Don't miss the NEWEST surprise announcement! membership in LAnug just
> keeps getting better and better.
> We will be meeting this fri at 7:00pm at the fuddruckers restaurant in
> pasadena. they are located at 3883 foothill blvd which is by the sears
> store. any questions please contact me at :
>
> lanug_at_earthlink.net
> mobile: irishflyingnewt_at_earthlink.net
We're still waiting to see some pictures of those meetings, just to check
your membership progression ;-)
-Laurent.
-- ===================================================================== Laurent Daudelin <http://home.cox.rr.com/nemesys> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:nemesys_at_cox.rr.comcandygrammar n.: A programming-language grammar that is mostly syntactic sugar; the term is also a play on `candygram'. COBOL, Apple's Hypertalk language, and a lot of the so-called `4GL' database languages share this property. The usual intent of such designs is that they be as English-like as possible, on the theory that they will then be easier for unskilled people to program. This intention comes to grief on the reality that syntax isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organization required to specify an algorithm precisely that costs. Thus the invariable result is that `candygrammar' languages are just as difficult to program in as terser ones, and far more painful for the experienced hacker.
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