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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN-like languages
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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:39:38 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> The problem is that many of those amateurs thought they were in fact 
> professionals

Sure - but from the dawn of history, those types have *never* required
special toolsets to get in over their head. And on the flip side, far
better for amateurs to be able to create non-professional solutions
than for people to have no solution at all, when professional solutions
are either unavailable or unaffordable...