On 4 May 2014 13:02, Bob Axtell wrote: > that is why I am uncomfortable with C. Pascal and JALv2 are both much > clearer. > Long ago I wrote something akin to this that was hopefully far better and that may have included more languages. This is what you get from a quick flick: Computer languages may be "understood" by a sword metaphor: LOGO has a picture of a blade. FORTRAN has I blades and IF required J Scabbards 10 BASIC has 3 blades and 5 scabbards : GOTO 10 Pascal has a single Toldeo blade with elaborate pommel, auto close scabbard, and high friction grip. C is a bare Toledo blade with no pommel no scabbard and a steel grip, and optionally comes wrapped in Lint. Assembler is a triple bladed Light Sabre that never needs to be turned on because ... Russell LISP FORTH PL1 Modula ... vast list. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .