Python's biggest compromises
Carl Banks
imbosol at aerojockey.com
Wed Aug 6 18:57:26 EDT 2003
Alex Martelli wrote:
> "Ada", on the other hand, being the start of "Adam", might claim
> older genesis.
I disagree. Ada refers to a specific person, Ada Lovelace, who lived
in the 19th century, and was credited as the world's first programmer.
Python, Pascal, Java, and C (which goes back to the Etruscans, at
least) all predate Ada.
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CARL BANKS
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