* Posts by BobAllen

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ALGOL 60 at 60: The greatest computer language you've never used and grandaddy of the programming family tree

BobAllen

That’s the 'pass by name' feature; however, it’s optional—pass by value is also available.

Are you an open-sorcerer or free software warrior? Let us do battle

BobAllen

Re: Sorry...

Free means ‘without’; hence terms such as ‘bug-free’. So since unqualified ‘free’ might actually refer to:

• free of charge,

• free of restrictions,

• free of wombats,

• free of anything, really,

those who use it so get what they deserve.