Re: Scripting language takes a silicon turn

[Lisa Parratt <lisa@...>]

Michael T. Richter wrote:
> That's not a good comparison.  BASIC is hairy.  It's a horrible mess of
> inconsistent syntax and hoary kludges slathered over hoary kludges.
> Even C++ is only marginally more hirsute than a modern BASIC.

But even a 5 year old can pick up BASIC! I should know, seeing as it was 
my first programming language (on my beloved C64 ^_^) at precisely that 
tender age.

> Lua makes... Logo?  Yeah.  Logo.  Lua makes Logo look hairy.  ;-)

Never used Logo for more than quick doodles. I vaguely remember it 
*could* get a lot hairier, but that most people just used a real 
programming language instead ;)

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