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| Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude. federation2005@netzero.com (2014-12-29) |
| Re: Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude. gah@ugcs.caltech.edu (glen herrmannsfeldt) (2014-12-30) |
| Re: Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude. walter@bytecraft.com (Walter Banks) (2014-12-30) |
| Re: Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude. genew@telus.net (Gene Wirchenko) (2014-12-30) |
| Re: Error-handling if your compiler had an attitude. christophe.de.dinechin@gmail.com (Christophe de Dinechin) (2015-01-12) |
| From: | Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> |
| Newsgroups: | comp.compilers |
| Date: | Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:27:27 -0500 |
| Organization: | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| References: | 14-12-010 |
| Keywords: | errors, history |
| Posted-Date: | 31 Dec 2014 11:46:25 EST |
A family friend was on the board of governors for a university in the
60's. There was a tour of a new computer room (IBM1620) for the board
at the end of a meeting.
Being the only women on the board she was put front and center for
running of the never fail tour deck that failed. A error message had
been edited in a compiler to "F... off don't f... up" She was at our
house for diner that evening and described the "incident" for what it
was a harmless prank. A couple days later she had to calm down the
university president from his over reaction.
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