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Re:Fortran adds conditional expressions by gnufx on Thursday July 01, 2021 @05:14PM (#27704955)
I remember the comp.compilers moderator calling C a Fortran-like language.
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Re:Fortran adds conditional expressions by wumpus on Thursday July 01, 2021 @06:48PM (#27705848)
Well, that's a joke referring to the typical Computer Science jargon of calling them both Algol-like languages.

I don't recall him saying that while I used to read that group, but I would have chuckled.

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