Re: Words and their meanings (was Re: Screens)

David Cameron Staples <staples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If one knows what one is doing, then one can program well even in VB, but
has the option of doing so also in languages like Scheme or C++ or
assembler.

As with Fortran, it is possible to write assembler code in any language.
Too many folks do.
- Brian

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