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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:31:39 +1000
Subject: Re: Number of languages known [was Re: Python is readable] - somewhat OT
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On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 03/04/2012 14:51, rusi wrote:
>> Doing programming without programming languages is like using toenails
>> to tighten screws
>
>
> The latter is extremely difficult if you bite your toenails :)

I agree, thumbnails are far better suited. Mine are often pushed into
that service. But to extend the analogy: Using a thumbnail to tighten
a screw is like directly patching a binary to fix a bug. It works, but
it's not exactly a practical way to build a system.

ChrisA