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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025 19:14:29 +0000
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On 06/03/2025 16:55, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article <Martin-20250306163721@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de>,
> Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>> cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) wrote or quoted:
>>> That describes Martin's books to a T, I think.  He writes very
>>> well, but what he writes, maybe not so much.
>>
>>   I first got to know Robert on Usenet, in comp.objects. Later, I read
>>   something in his book about the difference between object-oriented
>>   and structured, which hits the nail on the head regarding the
>>   crucial point about which of the two paradigms has what advantages.
>>   At least 99 percent of people who talk about this topic don't get
>>   this point. That's why Robert is head and shoulders above Herbert
>>   in my book - even if Martin might make the occasional mistake.
> 
> I mean, two times something that is very close to zero is still
> very close to zero.  :-)
> 
> 	- Dan C.
> 
No, its *twice as far away* from zero.



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