jr@foros1.UUCP (John Rogers) (08/12/84)
[Note: Computer Language is a new magazine, started by one of the people who used to work at Dr. Dobb's (Craig LaGrow). The first issue isn't all the great if you ask me, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it. I may also end up being on their board of reviewers too.] [One interesting thing about this magazine is that there's an associated bulletin board, where you can download source code, send letters to the editor, send manuscripts, subscribe, etc. The number is (415) 957-9370 (300/1200 bps). I haven't tried it yet; if anyone does, please send me mail and let me know how it is.] ARTICLES: "BASIC Becomes a Structured Language" by John G. Kemeny, Thomas E. Kurtz, and Brig Elliott [written by the guys who invented BASIC 20 years ago; they're promoting "True BASIC", which is a *lot* better.] "Programming in the UNIX Environment" by Bruce H. Hunter [A quick summary of the "languages" available, including C, the Bourne shell, RATFOR, AWK, F77, Pascal, YACC, and LEX. I sure hope the next guy who writes about UNIX for this magazine actually knows something about UNIX, because I have my doubts about this guy.] "Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, and Quicksort Compared", by Richard G. Larson [Discusses criteria for choosing the "right" sort for a given application; includes source code in Pascal.] "Improve Your Programming with Structured Techniques" by Dr. Joseph B. Rothstein. [Ho, hum.] "COBOL Pride and Prejudice" by Robert Wagner. [ZZZzzzz....] "Exploring Ada and Modula-2" by Namir Clement Shammas. COLUMNS: "Back To The Drawing Board" by Burton Bhavisyat. [A "send-us-your-letters-and-we'll-solve-your-problems" column. This issue just talks about possible areas of discussion; probably just about anything, from the sounds of it.] "Designer's Debate" by Ken Takara. [Forth vs. C.] "Public Domain Software Review" by Tim Parker. [Definition of "public domain"; where to get software (CPMUG and RCPM systems); FINDBAD; LINKASM; RESOURCE; various others. Too brief, but a good start.] "Exotic Language of the Month Club" by Ralph E. Griswold and Madge T. Griswold. [SNOBOL4] "Computervisions" [a monthly interview column] by Leo Brodle. [Interview with Charles Moore, the inventor of Forth.] SOFTWARE REVIEWS: Modula-2/86 from LogiTech for MS-DOS, PC-DOS, or CP/M-86; Professional BASIC from Morgan Computing Co. for PC-DOS; Turbo Pascal v2.0 from Borland International for CP/M-80, MS-DOS, PC-DOS, or CP/M-86. Happy hacking! -- JR (John Rogers) ...ihnp4!fortune!foros1!jr also fortune!jr and proper!jr