Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Dec 29 16:19:02 CST 2005
Gustav... At the risk of dating myself; I played with both Lisp and Prolog but after progressing beyond the Comodore64 never used it again. Sort of sad. Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: December 29, 2005 12:07 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] OT: Memory Lane. IBM Key Punch Hi all, not Friday yet, but ... Joel Spolsky is sometimes rambling a bit but his recent blurb is quite entertaining: The Perils of JavaSchools http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html He is not nice with the Java boys but what do we care. Note, however, the picture of the IBM 026 Key Punch. This is before my time but click on it and find a new link: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/029.html This is the 029 Key Punch which we used at the technical university here. Oh boy, did we punch some cards! I can still remember the unique feeling of the keys and the massive low-frequence sound for every punch. What a piece of machinery! Also, note the link to the Blub Programmers and this quote: Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. I have only "tasted" LISP. All I remember is a feeling of the wonderful different syntax. Has anyone here learned and used it? /gustav -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com