WONDERFUL, RUSSELL!! --Bob A -- On 5/4/2014 3:39 AM, RussellMc wrote: > 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 .