Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

[Chris.omitthisbit.Brown@arm.andthisbit.com (Chris Brown)]

In article <37AF8456.E420B0D7@cat.csiro.au>,
Matthew van de Werken  <m.vandewerken@cat.csiro.au> wrote:
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>
>Chris Hedley wrote:
>> 
>> In article <xlxyafmif0u.fsf@gold.cis.ohio-state.edu>,
>>         Matt Curtin <cmcurtin@interhack.net> writes:
>> > A few (obvious?) candidates:
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>> >  int *laser;
>> 
>> Er, this one I really just don't get at all.  Anyone want to explain it?
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>I think it means "laser pointer",

Oh, it wouldn't have occured to myself or, I think, anyone I know to
pronounce it like that. I was sat here thinking, "What's funny about
int star laser"? I only tend to use terms like, "pointer to foo" when
in language lawyer mode. Informally, I'd always say "foo star".

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