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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News
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Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> writes:
> Am Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:23:11 -0700 schrieb Keith Thompson:
>> Yes, C is a relatively low level language.  That doesn't make it an
>> assembler -- and the quotation from K&R1 doesn't say that it is one.
>> 
>> The relevant distinction, in my opinion, is that code written in
>> assembly language specifies a sequence of CPU instruction,
>> while code written in a higher level language such as C specifies
>> runtime behavior.
>> 
>> (I'm quite familiar with the history of C, BTW.)
>
> But apparently not familiar with human expressions.
[snip]

You are entitled to your opinion.  You are also entitled to insult
me if you wish.  You are not, however, entitled to insult me and
then expect me to continue the discussion.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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