Re: Programming?

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

>>>>>Nice to have a discussion of arcane languages arise from a discussion of
>>>>>preferable beginning computer languages!
>>>>Arcane?
>>>According to Websters:
>>>Main Entry: ar·cane
>>>Pronunciation: är-'kAn
>>>Function: adjective
>>>Etymology: Latin arcanus
>>>Date: 1547
>>> : known or knowable only to the initiate
>>> : SECRET <the arcane rites of a mystery cult>; broadly
>>> : MYSTERIOUS, OBSCURE <the technical consultant's arcane explanations>
>>Ah, I see...like "Undocumented Secrets of Windows NT 4.0"....
>Is that book in the KLUG library?   :{)
You might want to check with the NT users group.

Actually, I've seen books with titles like that at reputable bookstores
(e.g., Barnes & Noble, Rollins). Of course, they would rightly be more like
"Formerly Undocuemnted..."... but I guess it doesn't have quite the same ring.

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