“A language that doesn’t affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing” – Alan Perlis. I’ve thought about this, and developed a short list of languages worth knowing. Not-so-coincidentally, each language in my list embodies a distinct computational model. In no particular order: The ALGOL family. C and its descendants. This is… Continue reading Six languages worth knowing
Month: December 2007
Book sale again
Seems like we just had the last book sale… Saturday was this quarter’s already. Here’s the haul: Infinity One Tunnel in the Sky Goodbye, Mr. Chips Stuart Little Me Digital Fortress Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace Stupid White Men Minerals Dinosaurs Pop-up Book Comprehensive Fortran Programming Say the Magic Word, Please Roll the Bones… Continue reading Book sale again