What is Expressiveness in a Computer Language

[Marshall]

Dr.Ruud wrote:
> Marshall schreef:
> > Rob Thorpe:
>
> >> Can I make a type in C that can only have values between 1 and 10?
> >> How about a variable that can only hold odd numbers, or, to make it
> >> more difficult, say fibonacci numbers?
> >
> > Well, of course you can't in *C*; you can barely zip you pants with C.
> > But I believe you can do the above in C++, can't you?
>
> You can write self-modifying code in C, so I don't see how you can not
> do that in C.
> ;)

I stand corrected: if one is using C and writing self-modifying
code, then one *can* zip one's pants.


Marshall