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From: girou@circe.fr (Denis Girou)
Subject: Tony Hoare citation
Message-ID: <1993Jan18.094408.171736@circe.fr>
Keywords: HOARE
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Sender: girou@frors65.circe.fr (Denis Girou)
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Organization: CNRS/CIRCE
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 93 09:44:08 GMT


  Dear friends,

    For an article that I have to write, I would cite an opinion of the famous
Tony Hoare concerning APL, opinion that I read long time ago. Tony Hoare should
have said (in the french translation that I read): "APL : cette erreur poussee
jusqu'a sa perfection" - in english, something like: "APL: this error lead to
his perfection".

    Can somebody here: 
      - can confirm the citation,
      - can give me the original english sentence,
      - can give me the bibliographic reference of it.

    Thanks and regards,

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