I have to give you credit for not editing out Jessica Keyes' flames concerning some aspects of computer-related trade publications (May Commentary). As someone who has worked around telecommunications and microcomputers for 25 years, I have to say she "hit the nail on the head." I agree with her comments about the lack of a technology background for most writers being published in computer industry publications (BYTE included). I myself have written E-mail to several journalists--nicely pointing out errors in their articles--and not a single response. Maybe it's the technical background of the editors?
Anyway, I have to say her commentary was refreshing and unfortunately true for BYTE, too (e.g., on page 115 of the May issue, the
D
in 2B+D should be data channel, not delta channel). But keep trying....
Paul A. Sadowski
73562.1574@compuserve.com
Mr. Sadowski is correct in pointing out the mistake. The D in 2B+D is indeed data channel. We regret the error.
--Eds.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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