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1. Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 15:54:57 EST Rob Myers

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   All computer art should be written in FORTRAN.
   
   Maybe then we'll get somewhere.
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 15:56:06 EST Temporary Marjolein

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     @robmyers I found ALGOL 60 much better for that purpose. (yes, I used both)
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   • Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 16:03:45 EST Rob Myers

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     @mk Algol was used less than Fortran for computer art. Lanchester Poly used their Algol "New Pictures" system artistically though
   • Temporary Marjolein (mk)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 16:06:49 EST Temporary Marjolein

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     @robmyers "used less" doesn't make it inferior :p I found Algol much better suited to what I d…
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   • Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 16:13:13 EST Rob Myers

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     @mk True dat. Given a choice I'd just use Dylan... Do you have any Algol computer art source code available?
   • Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 16:47:25 EST Rob Myers

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     @mk That's awesome! Algol 68 Genie is in most distros - http://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/contents.html (My MA code was in Mac Toolbox C++...)
   • Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 16:59:57 EST Rob Myers

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     @mk I see! Then - http://www.gnu.org/software/marst/ :-)
   • Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 20:22:50 EST Rob Myers

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     @mk I/O destroys the purity of programming languages. ;-)
   • zoowar (zoowar)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 20:24:36 EST zoowar

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     Without side effects, there would be no Monads.
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   • Rob Myers (robmyers)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2014 20:26:15 EST Rob Myers

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     @zoowar Monads are pure. Monads. Are. Pure. MONADS ARE PURE!!1111