1. Kill the flames - Reply
- Posted by "BABOR, JIRI" <J.Babor at GNS.CRI.NZ> Sep 29, 1998
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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
- Posted by Alan Tu <ATU5713 at COMPUSERVE.COM> Sep 28, 1998
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>>>>> 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... <<<<< 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 =
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. ___________________________ When it comes to programming languages, Euphoria is a cut above - matt1278 at juno.com and matt1421 at juno.com(and soon to be irisnmatt at prodigy.net. Then again, maybe not) Euphoria programmer Web users: <A HREF=mailto:"matt1421 at juno.com">matt1421 at juno.com</A> or <A ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]