On Fri, 5 Jan 2024 at 09:14, Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal
wrote:
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> "Swiss computer scientist Professor Niklaus Wirth died on New Year's
> Day, roughly six weeks before what would have been his 90th birthday."
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> https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/?utm_source=daily&utm_m
Misconstruing complexity as sophistication: According to Wirth, “people seem
to misinterpret complexity as sophistication.” The more complicated a product
is, the more polished or knowledgeable the user would appear. Hence, software
vendors create complex software and send this marketing message
On Fri, 5 Jan 2024, Tony Whyman via fpc-pascal wrote:
"Swiss computer scientist Professor Niklaus Wirth died on New Year's Day,
roughly six weeks before what would have been his 90th birthday."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=newsle
"Swiss computer scientist Professor Niklaus Wirth died on New Year's
Day, roughly six weeks before what would have been his 90th birthday."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=top-article
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