Why is Ada considered "too specialized" for scientific use
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From: J. Clarke on 15 Apr 2010 00:15 On 4/14/2010 11:20 AM, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:12:07 -0400, J. Clarke wrote: > >> I think you're conflating algorithms and programs. An algorithm is a >> procedure for doing something. A program implements that algorithm on a >> particular set of hardware. Most development of algorithms is done with >> pencil and paper, not a programming language. > > Algorithm is a program running on the hardware of human brain, "programmed" > in some more or less formal system. Some algorithms can be translated into > other systems (computer programming languages) for other hardware > (computers), which is a part of what we call programming. If you consider what humans do to be "running a program".
From: robin on 15 Apr 2010 11:10 "Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz" <spamtrap(a)library.lspace.org.invalid> wrote in message news:4bc6e4c8$3$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice(a)news.patriot.net... | In <4bc5a414$0$78577$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, on 04/14/2010 | at 07:32 PM, "robin" <robin51(a)dodo.com.au> said: | | >I already pointed out that important algorithms were first written in | >machine code in the 1950s | | I know what you claimed; you have neither substantiated it On the contrary, I substantiated it twice.
From: Nomen Nescio on 15 Apr 2010 18:06 > | I know what you claimed; you have neither substantiated it > > On the contrary, I substantiated it twice. Not only did you not substantiate it, you didn't even instantiate it! Now the thread is back on-topic!
From: Shmuel Metz on 15 Apr 2010 06:04 In <4bc5a414$0$78577$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, on 04/14/2010 at 07:32 PM, "robin" <robin51(a)dodo.com.au> said: >I already pointed out that important algorithms were first written in >machine code in the 1950s I know what you claimed; you have neither substantiated it nor shown its relevance to the points in dispute. Which part of ":all" don't you understand? Why do you believe that "all" is present in sentences that clearly lack it? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT <http://patriot.net/~shmuel> Unsolicited bulk E-mail subject to legal action. I reserve the right to publicly post or ridicule any abusive E-mail. Reply to domain Patriot dot net user shmuel+news to contact me. Do not reply to spamtrap(a)library.lspace.org
From: Shmuel Metz on 15 Apr 2010 06:02
In <4bc5a413$0$78577$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net>, on 04/14/2010 at 07:27 PM, "robin" <robin51(a)dodo.com.au> said: >That's irrelevant. The dispute is about the development of algorithms, not about their transcription. The question of whether Ada actually developed the Fibonacci algorithm is highly relevant to that question. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT <http://patriot.net/~shmuel> Unsolicited bulk E-mail subject to legal action. I reserve the right to publicly post or ridicule any abusive E-mail. Reply to domain Patriot dot net user shmuel+news to contact me. Do not reply to spamtrap(a)library.lspace.org |