ded@aplvax.UUCP (11/03/83)
As expected, my request for programs to print "Merry Christmas" 15 times
has resulted in a broad range of submissions. It is extremely interesting
to scan through the file and compare the syntax of the various languages.
Here is a list of what's come in so far:
/* Algol-60 */
/* Algol-68 */
/* APL */
/* APL */
/* APL */
/* C */
/* EYE */
/* Forth */
/* Forth */
/* Fortran 77 */
/* IBM 370 assembly */
/* Icon */
/* The Kent Recursive Calculator */
/* LISP */
/* Scheme or Maclisp or Franz Lisp */
/* MTS Lisp */
/* LSE */
/* MTS editor */
/* Pascal */
/* PL/I version. ANS PL/I, subset G. */
/* PL/1 */
/* PL/1 */
/* QC */
/* Snobol 4 */
/* UNIX shell script */
/* XPL */
As you may have noticed, there are some glaring omissions
from the above list (i.e., Basic, Prolog, Modulo-2).
If your favorite programming language wasn't included, then it's
time to send me a sample, because I'm not gonna do it for you.
Once again, here's the rules of this non-game
we're playing. Just send me a program which prints the phrase "Merry
Christmas" 15 times. Here is an example in C:
/* C */
main()
{
int i;
for (i=0; i<15; i++)
printf("Merry Christmas\n");
}
The final result will be posted to the net. Thanks to all who have
contributed so far. Many of these languages I've never even heard of before,
much less seen.
--
Don Davis
JHU/APL
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