1. Kill the flames - Reply
Alan Tu just wrote:
>There's no place for flames here, first of all. Jiri, your message
>springs to mind. You please don't pollute the list.
Only about a week ago I gave you a couple of free tips when you,
repeatedly, had urged me to get off the list. But sadly you too do not
seem to be able to follow sound advice...
>For what its worth,
Not much, really. jiri
2. Kill the flames - Reply
>>>>>
Only about a week ago I gave you a couple of free tips when you,
repeatedly, had urged me to get off the list. But sadly you too do not
seem to be able to follow sound advice...
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I urged you. I don't remember sending you personally. Let's look throug=
h
the Euphoria receipts.....I don't see any evidence of me urging you to ge=
t
off the list. I had so many messages on that one thread, though. I
honestly don't believe I did, but maybe I slept-typed it.
Alan
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3. Re: Kill the flames - Reply
- Posted by David Gay <moggie at INTERLOG.COM>
Sep 28, 1998
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Last edited Sep 29, 1998
I should also add that the Y2K problem is not to be blamed on the
programming language (though Euphoria is Y2K compliant), but the programming
method.
The heart of the Y2K problem is the fact earlier programmers used only 2
digits to represent a year (such as 72 for 1972) in database files and date
handling routines (greater/less than and difference between dates). This
worked well at the time because storage media costs were high back then. So
storing 19 was considered redundant and expensive. Moreover, the programmers
back then did not believe it was likely the programs written would survive
to the year 2000.
If the programmers wrote their programs using a 3 (101) or 4 (2001) digit
format, the problem would not exist. The fact that COBOL, RPG, PL/1, BASIC,
FORTRAN or PASCAL was the chosen language of the software at that time is
simply not the issue.
Sorry for the bandwidth, but I thought I should dispel the fear that last
message by Matt may have caused any new visitors to the listserv.
David Gay
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/4346
"A Beginner's Guide To Euphoria"
4. Re: Kill the flames - Reply
- Posted by Matt Z Nunyabidness <matt1421 at JUNO.COM>
Sep 28, 1998
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Last edited Sep 29, 1998
ya know, COBOL programmers are in <B>high</B> demand. But that doesn't
mean other languages like VBS, JS, J++, C++, and Euphoria aren't in
demand. Computer software companies just can't seem to get enough
proggers.
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