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"Jerry Avins" <jya@ieee.org> wrote in message
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> Randy Yates wrote:
> > glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> writes:
> >
> >
> >>Jerry Avins wrote:
> >>
> >>
>
> Randy: I don't know what you mean by "pure text" in this context. '^' is
> ASCII character 5E, called "circumflex" and often used as a caret. It is
> the standard exponentiation symbol in some programming languages, as
> '**' is in others (Fortran et. al.). I have no particular preference for
> either usage, but '^' is more common in news posts. It seems that Jean
> would have used it if it had been available to him. '**' is rare enough
> so he thought it needed explanation.
>
> Glen: What language uses '^' to mean XOR? What have I forgotten?

Just that obscure C (and C++) language!  :-)

Jon Harris wrote:
> "Jerry Avins" <jya@ieee.org> wrote in message

   ...
>>Glen: What language uses '^' to mean XOR? What have I forgotten?
> 
> 
> Just that obscure C (and C++) language!  :-)

How quickly I forget! (and how unfortunately often). I figured out the 
other day that I actually spent more time programming Fortran before 
1970 than I have C since. I try to work in Forth.

jerry
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JA- [Thu, 26 May 2005 14:15:11 -0400]:
 >1970 than I have C since. I try to work in Forth.

I heard, but only rumor, that Forth2006 will have a gosub literal.

(Reminds me of a Computer Language (mag) cover page joke from way
back, I'd guess April 86.  As I remember, all its April mags were
80% jokes, but convincing enough to pass the smell test.)

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Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> writes:

> I try to work in Forth.

May the Forth be with you.

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