> > There are providences of that super fast, binary switching machine > > called a computer, not the language. My point of all this is that we
> > didn't need a thousand different tools/languages in the first place, > > that we could have done everything we wanted to do with the original > > language. But we behave like flocks, always rushing to the Next Big > > Thing without really thinking about what it is we're doing. > > No, we believe like human beings. We need to see concrete results before > deciding if that way was wrong or right, what we can take from the > experience and what we can ditch. The PC was revolutionary because it put machines on all of our desks, that much is true, but the missing part was that we shouldn't have had to start from scratch and re-invent so much that was already invented, again and again. > As communication gets better and better, we avoid making the same > mistakes over and over again. We no longer use lead paint, > for example. I don't understand the analogy. The language I've described uses very precisely selected words, as can any language. There is nothing intrinsically unique to "modern" languages that can't be implemented with the macro assembler as well. Words like 'arcane' are just marketing inventions that play with the truth. The essence of computer programming is the application of logic to achieve goals and solve problems, and syntax just gets in the way. Any/all syntax's can be mastered, but our history so far shows that well before we achieve that mastery, we're onto the Next Big Thing. What a waste! > I see the open source movement as the ultimate expression of > democracy. Among programmers perhaps, but still the unanswered question lingers: why are we all so caught up with the "how to do" and not paying attention to the "what to do"? I don't mean that rhetorically, nor to suggest the answer isn't obvious: that we're an entire generation devoid of any semblance of leadership. Bill > Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
