Re: simple vs complex languages

nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) schreibt:


>There are a fair number of languages around where a function doesn't
>have to exist even when it is called, and a missing function will be
>automatically converted into some other construction (e.g. a call to
>an external program). This can be useful, as any shell programmer can
>witness :-)


And the user has to pray each time before running such a program,
because nobody can tell him what it /will/ do. Such code can only give
hints on what the program /should/ do... ;-)


Many people seem to associate RAD with Q&D :-(


DoDi

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