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To: James A. Shankland who wrote (24173)	11/6/1998 4:11:00 PM
From: Steve Porter	Respond to of 45548

James, Thanks for the clarification..When reading y0our rpely it occured to me that not only did I kill his name, but i also had a TYPO in there to top it all off.. ouch.. I do enjoy reading Bjarne's writing and letters sometimes. And his insights are at least intersting. Steve

To: James A. Shankland who wrote (24173)	11/6/1998 4:29:00 PM
From: joe	Respond to of 45548

>>Ouch. Bjarne Stroustrup. Now I have to quote him: "Ten years ago, our goal was to make computers as easy to use as the telephone. I am happy to report that that goal has now been achieved, as today I cannot figure out how to program my telephone."<< Unfortunately he contributed to the problem. Compare his first wave of textbooks on C++. You'd think you were reading a Research Paper by a Nobel Prize winner. The stuff is not that big a deal. Nowadays, you can get a "Teach yourself C++ in 21 Days". Bring it down to the dumbo level and all kinds of people can be creative with it. joe