Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

[jacobs@genehack.org (John S. J. Anderson)]

Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@eiv.com> writes:

> begin  Shawn McMahon quotation:
> > 
> > The compliation step is seperate from the execution step, from the
> > perspective of the user.
> 
> I should add "that is the definition most people mean when they don't
> know enough not to call non-scripting 'programming'".

I'm confused by the above statement. Canceling out the double
negative, I get 

  "that is the definition most people mean when they know enough to
  call non-scripting 'programming'". 

Is that what you meant to say, or were you trying to say something
else? Double negatives are confusing. 

john.
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