Re: IDL Expert Programmers Convention Coming Up [message #9149] |
Wed, 11 June 1997 00:00  |
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Messages: 49 Registered: September 1996
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davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) writes:
> Hi Folks,
> The Programming Committee of the IDL Expert Programmers
> Convention has asked me to come up with new criteria for
> being invited to this year's secret convocation of IDL masters.
> (Last year's question, you remember, was how many characters
> did the Execute command allow before it quit working?)
> Since RSI has fixed the Execute command we need something
> else.
Well, David, infact RSI told me that the Execute-Problem is
in the offical bug-list of IDL 5.0 and the bug is going to
celebrate its first anniversary! I told Creaso the bug in
December 23rd 1996!
> How would you feel about inviting anyone who could write
> a simple contour plot in object graphics in under 8 hours?
> I figure that is going to eliminate about 99% of the riffraff
> out there. :-)
Oh, my collegue is the widget master, I do Call_externals
and other mysteries.
> BTW, I won't be attending the IDL Expert Programmers Convention
> this year because...er, well, because I'll be out of town. :-(
is there a foundation donating the prices of hotels, airplanes?
Panther
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