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imlost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:55 AM Original message |
My vote is for C++ as the official language of the US |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. And those who do get scolded; told to talk at everyone else's level. |
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mhatrw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
94. You are misunderestimating the subliminable stategeries of |
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Big Kahuna (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. PHP! |
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imlost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. PHP is for wimps! |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. PHP, Coldfusion and .Net |
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michael_1166 (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Python is also ok... makes a lot of tasks quite easy. |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
3. C++ is so 1990s! |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Only MS idiots program in C# |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. Write once, debug everywhere |
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imlost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I guess you know my age. At least I didn't say Pascal. n/t |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
49. Or COBAL! |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. That's COBOL, ye young whippersnapper! :-) |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. Oh geez... Am I ever redfaced! |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
72. Another language I spoke well |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. FORTH rules! |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Still the language that implements |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. FORTH |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
100. Forth *is* awesome |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. C# is corporate MicroSloth's attempt to take over the world |
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The Revolution (497 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
73. C# is good |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
78. C#? Only in MS commercials |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
79. What no APL? |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
7. I can't believe you forgot about Ruby or Perl. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
65. Don't forget Tcl. nt |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. Perl. It's the universal language. |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Pathetically Eclectic Rubbish Lister |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. LISP and FORTH have one thing in common... |
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SnohoDem (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Yeah, |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
101. They have a lot more in common |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
62. Perl - the throwaway language. |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #62 |
90. Some girls like PERLs |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
92. Perl rocks. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. There is no good reason to not use COBOL |
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mark11727 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. It ain't sexy but it's payin' the bills. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Hell yeah. There's more COBOL out there than Java |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. I strongly disagree. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
14. Assembly!! I fart in the general direction of your so-called |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Seconded! All you johnny-come-lately carpet bagger C++ers trying to change |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
16. Our forefathers spoke BASIC and that's how it should STAY. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Hear! Hear! |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. A classic! |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
60. Or, to put it succinctly... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. BASIC is a TOY language invented to teach programming to morons ... |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. YOU TAKE THAT BACK. |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Being that morons are running the country |
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documaker (48 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 02:35 AM Response to Reply #51 |
97. ROFL nt. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
19. howz about Python? -nt |
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darkmaestro019 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
22. Klingon! Klingon! (nt) |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
52. Klingon is also a good choice |
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Turn CO Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
83. EXCELLENT! Should be on a bumper sticker! n/t |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
23. Python, baby |
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imlost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Perl rocks! n/t |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. At coctail parties I use SmallTalk. |
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MazeRat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. I personally prefer Java in the morning..... (n/t) |
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Another Bill C. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. Machine language |
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meg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
33. I like JAVA |
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brokensymmetry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
34. No, no, no. JAVA only. n/t. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
35. VB 2005 |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. P|-|34R da Penguin! n/t |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #35 |
75. I Like VB As Well. |
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tandem5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. C++, se puede! nt |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. ROFL! nt |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
42. You will all be left behind by the JAVA economy. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
43. Let's all go back to FORTRAN! |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Ah, my native language |
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CheshireCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. Hey |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. Java: compile once, crash everwhere! |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #47 |
82. Java is blasphemous filth! |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
48. How about just plain binary. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
50. Yes, but now you're descriminating against mathmaticians. |
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imlost (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Funny. Mathmaticians are hot! |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 12:25 AM Response to Reply #53 |
95. Ewww... my uncle's a mathmatician, don't say that. :P |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. That's why we changed it to x++ |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
86. Maybe vacuum-tube days mathematicians.... |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 12:26 AM Response to Reply #86 |
96. It was a joke. |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
54. Hmm, do we really deserve a compiled language? |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
56. Oh, the great programming debate... |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. What are you from Elbonia? |
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Cruzan (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:42 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. Very true. I've worked with some truly sucky coders. |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
58. C++ is the devil! |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
59. I'm sorry... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
61. APL! APL! APL! |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. And one you have to buy a new keyboard for... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Little decals work ... and I never used a typewriter |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 10:22 PM Response to Reply #67 |
93. APL kept me from making a big mistake |
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al bupp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
63. It's the thread... |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
64. It is both powerful and versatile. - n/t |
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Cruzan (806 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
68. C is the one true language. C++ is an aberration. |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. What, no one likes awk? |
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diamondsndust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
71. damn, and here I am still learning HTML.... |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
76. As language for the US? No, it'll have to be ADA |
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Brundle_Fly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
80. TCL |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
81. Elitist programmer! VB.NET or DIE! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
84. imlost += coolness |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
85. No way! |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
87. Esperanto is the language of the future. nt |
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rpgamerd00d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
88. Java > all. pwned. |
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Theodolite (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
89. fortran90 |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-20-06 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
91. Haw! Finally someone answered my question ... |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:05 AM Response to Original message |
98. JCL is the only way to go |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-21-06 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
99. Pshaw. Lisp |
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