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From: buzzard@TheWorld.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: [Dis]Advantages of IF languages
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Tzvetan Mikov <ceco@jupiter.com> wrote:
>During the time in which I've been lurking in this newsgroup, on numerous
>occasions I've seen the claim that IF languages (Inform, TADS, etc.) are
>much better suited for writing IF than conventional mainstream languages
>(C++, Java, etc.). I've gained the impression that this is a commonly
>accepted and understood fact.

Actually, the advantage isn't really any of the
things you've listed. I'll say the same thing in
reply to this that I've said the last three times...

No, actually I won't. I'll quote it instead.

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SeanB
