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Putting John Backus on a giant pedestal

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Lynn McGuire to All

Re: "Internationalis(z)ing Code - Comput

05 Feb 26 23:52:49

   XPost: comp.lang.c++   
   From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/5/2026 10:50 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 20:22:37 -0600, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >   
   >> I can tell that you have never worked on a large software package.   
   >> You do not rip it up just to modernize a section of the code.   
   >   
   > Stop trying to cast aspersions on those offering advice.   
   >   
   > If it can replace a bunch of code you have to rewrite anyway, it   
   > should be worth it.   
      
   Nope.  The existing algorithm works.  There are way more pressing   
   matters to fix.   
      
   Lynn   
      
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