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Date:	Tue, 1 Apr 2003 23:35:55 PST8
From:	"Gregory W. Smith" <gsmith@well.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Programming: Message One

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> "Maybe we can make use of the Python version for
> comparative language analysis with the PL/1 version. After
> all, comparative linguistics was something that Lynn hinted at
> that in some of his previous posts. I could also do a Fortran
> version--Anyone else for C or Perl?"
>
> I do believe that we could profit from some comparative
> linguistics. I would certainly love to see a Fortran version. I
> must have missed the part in Python on recursion. I certainly
> don't remember it in Fortran. Maybe I just need to get
> updated.

Me and my big mouth--Fortran doesn't have recursion, but I have
seen it faked. Now if I could just remember the graody hack...

> In fact, Greg, why don't you lead us through a description of
> your Python source at this month's meeting. In the meantime I
> will work on trying to resolve what I think of as list
> processing and that which you use in Python. I still have to
> figure out how you slice a list.

I could give it a try. It would help me grok the Numeric package
from LLNL. Maybe I could actually get around to solving some
real problems with Numeric when I get a better feel for it. One
pressure driven disassembly comming up. ;-) (Obscure nuclear
humor there for those in the know.)

--
Gregory W. Smith (WD9GAY) gsmith@well.com

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