ForthNet@willett.UUCP (ForthNet articles from GEnie) (01/05/90)
Date: 12-23-89 (16:23) Number: 2709
To: STEVE PALINCSAR Refer#: 2701
From: MICHAEL HOBSON Read: NO
Subj: DDJ Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
Well, don't forget that the subtitle of DDJ is now "Software Tools for
the Professional Programmer" and has been since arouncd January of this
year (1989). I guess that means that you aren't considered professional
by them, if you don't program in some flavor of C. I like C, but it is
even possible to do professional quality work in compiled QuickBASIC, if
you know what you are doing.
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Date: 12-22-89 (08:53) Number: 2701 (Echo) To: JACK WOEHR Refer#: 2697 From: STEVE PALINCSAR Read: NO Subj: DDJ Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE Well, no, I hadn't heard it, but it is a *most* apt name. INcidentally, I not ten minutes ago reread that article on protected mode GP faults, and frankly the mention of UR/Forth in that article is minimal to say the least. So I still maintain that as a _forth_ issue, the real time/embedded systems issue of DDJ leaves a lot to be desired. Yes, it does have Martin Tracy's article on ZEN, but essentially nothing else. A far cry from a couple of years ago. It's a shame. I think forth is wonderful. And I'm the farthest thing from an embedded systems programmer...! ----- This message came from GEnie via willett through a semi-automated program. Report problems to: 'uunet!willett!dwp' or 'willett!dwp@gateway.sei.cmu.edu'