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texdr.aft
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I like computing history, with an emphasis on the history of programming languages. My display name is a reference to Donald Knuth's early memo about TeX.

My favorite programming languages are Common Lisp, C (via CWEB), and (mainly in theory) Algol 68. The perfect language, in my opinion, would be a blend of these three.

Outside of computing, I am interested in music theory and philology.

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What was the first programming language to support “operator chaining”?
Jun 23 '21
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Did COBOL have an English-like "or" operator?
Jun 24 '21
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When did the IBM 650 have a "Table lookup on Equal" instruction?
Dec 20 '20
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Why does Pascal have numeric labels?
Jul 11 '21
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When was the phrase "sufficiently smart compiler" first used?
Jan 14 '21
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Are there any primary sources for the “passing constant by reference” behavior in old Fortran compilers?
May 23 '21
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How did the Burroughs B5000/B5500 provide hardware support for implementing Algol's call-by-name?
May 15 '21
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What was the first programming system to place no limitations on the length of identifiers?
Jun 9 '21
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Is it true that "do ... done" blocks in Bash do not end with "od" because od existed before Bash/Bourne shell?
Jun 23 '21
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Was there a bug in Wirth's original Pascal compiler?
Jun 3 '21
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Rehearsal Letters: Skipping I, J, O?
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why there is a "Text line contains an invalid character" after "Undefined control sequence" and why "Q" required further input?
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When is TeX in "no mode"?
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What is Holon Programming?
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In Common Lisp, is there a defined maximum length for a symbol's name?

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