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   Janis Papanagnou to Michael S   
   Re: New and improved version of cdecl   
   28 Oct 25 03:00:50   
   
   From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com   
      
   On 27.10.2025 21:39, Michael S wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Lua is not Algol 68.   
   >   
   > Correct.   
   > Lua is a useful programming language.   
      
   (I have no stakes here. Never used it.)   
      
   > Algol 68 is a great source of inspiration for designers of   
   > programming languages.   
      
   Obviously.   
      
   > Useful programming language it is not.   
      
   I have to read that as valuation of its usefulness for you.   
   (Otherwise, if you're speaking generally, you'd be just wrong.)   
      
   Janis   
      
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