On Tue, 01 February 2000, "Lex Spoon" wrote:

> 
> 
> "Richard A. O'Keefe" <ok at hermes.otago.ac.nz> wrote:


[snip]

> 
> Lex
> 
> 
> 
> PS -- any language where Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is a real problem,
> should be taken out back and summarily executed.  Or maybe it's
> programmers who don't make abstractions for the things they do all the
> time.  Either way, IMNSHO, programming should *not* be dominated by
> keyboard typing speed.

And, when it is, such as in COBOL, programmers get "clever" to keep
the typing down, eg, as in SpitBol.

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