Re: a golden oldie challenge: Eliza

Stevan Apter wrote:
> 
> "Arved Sandstrom" <asandstromtwo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Stevan Apter wrote:
>>
>>> i'd rather say:  "programs (in L) should be readable by people (who
know
>>> L)."  i have no idea how to determine absolute readability (except to
>>> require that the font-size be within a certain range.)
>>>
>> This fellow (http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=592616)
has some 
>> thoughts on
>> absolute readability. I think it's a sensible article.
> 
> 
> thanks.
> 
> languages make different trade-offs.  i was once asked to write a 
> style-manual
> for programmers new to k.  this is the result:  
> www.nsl.com/papers/style.pdf.

Looks familiar. We may have met briefly if you were in that office on 
the 30th floor at UBS with the Special K carton outside. I wandered in 
one day, ended up talking about GC with the K crew, got a free style 
guide and K manual for my trouble. Might still have it somewhere.

I was a per diem guy so did not get the K training. :(

kenny


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