RE: Criticisms of Blackmore's approach

From: Richard Brodie (richard@brodietech.com)
Date: Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:01:04 BST

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From: "Richard Brodie" <richard@brodietech.com>
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Subject: RE: Criticisms of Blackmore's approach
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    Joe wrote:

    <<There have been many cultures which have had
    speech but no written language; we have not one single instance
    where the reverse is true, and for the good and "telling" reason that
    the saddle cannot come before the horse, even though the horse
    may exist without a saddle.>>

    Programming languages are written but not spoken.

    Richard Brodie richard@brodietech.com www.memecentral.com/rbrodie.htm

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