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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:14:14 -0700
Subject: Re: Python Front-end to GCC
From: Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com>
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> I see the big man stepping in to answer for his homies

After re-reading the discussion, I wish to retract what I'm saying
here and apologize to John who seems like a decent guy.

>, but while his
> explanation satisfies their question of "well why do these magic
> values get used then, if what Mark says is true?", it doesn't address
> the real confusion:  What is the difference between "script" code
> (like Javascript and visual) made for the screen (where such magic
> values are utilized) and compiled source (made for the machine)?  And
> that is where John, while benevolent, hasn't done the homework of
> computer science.   Ask him.

Otherwise, most of this, while sloppy, still stands.

Mark Janssen
Tacoma, Washington