I'm sitting in a hotel room in England, trying to stay awake, watching University Challenge on TV. During a round of computing questions, the presenter asked:
"Which programming language was named after a precious stone by its creator, Yukihiro Matsumoto, to suggest it is a jewel of a language?"
The team answered Perl. Cambridge folk - go figure.
Anyway, I guess we're mainstream 
Cheers
Dave
It's great! I hope so.
Perl is not a 'pearl', /pea?rl/ bless Ruby!
In article <BF5C9D35-37EA-11D9-B0E2-000A95676A62@pragprog.com>,
Dave Thomas <dave@pragprog.com> wrote:
I'm sitting in a hotel room in England, trying to stay awake, watching
University Challenge on TV. During a round of computing questions, the
presenter asked:"Which programming language was named after a precious stone by its
creator, Yukihiro Matsumoto, to suggest it is a jewel of a language?"The team answered Perl. Cambridge folk - go figure.
Anyway, I guess we're mainstream
Wow. So is this a popular game-show in England? (something like Jeapordy
here in the US?)
Phil
University Challenge was broadcast in Australia many years ago (I'm
pretty sure it was the English version), and was the basis of a
hilarious The Young Ones scene in the early 80s. So whether it's
popular or not, it's long-lived. I'm certainly surprised to hear
about it again.
Gavin
On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 8:23:17 AM, Phil wrote:
In article <BF5C9D35-37EA-11D9-B0E2-000A95676A62@pragprog.com>,
Dave Thomas <dave@pragprog.com> wrote:I'm sitting in a hotel room in England, trying to stay awake, watching
University Challenge on TV. During a round of computing questions, the
presenter asked:"Which programming language was named after a precious stone by its
creator, Yukihiro Matsumoto, to suggest it is a jewel of a language?"The team answered Perl. Cambridge folk - go figure.
Anyway, I guess we're mainstream
Wow. So is this a popular game-show in England? (something like Jeapordy
here in the US?)
"And now, the final question: 'Who has been messing with my questions?'"
You have *got* to love The Young Ones.
--sgp
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:23:28 +0900, Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@soyabean.com.au> wrote:
University Challenge was broadcast in Australia many years ago (I'm
pretty sure it was the English version), and was the basis of a
hilarious The Young Ones scene in the early 80s.
University Challenge was broadcast in Australia many years ago (I'm
pretty sure it was the English version), and was the basis of a
hilarious The Young Ones scene in the early 80s. So whether it's
popular or not, it's long-lived. I'm certainly surprised to hear
about it again.
It had died for years, I think in the late 80's to early 90's, and
came back a few years ago with a new host, Jeremy Paxman who used to
host BBC2's Newsnight news program. I don't know if he is still the
current host though.
Anyone with a TV know?
Rob
He does indeed still present Newsnight. Along with Gavin Esler and
Kirsty Wark. You can catch highlights, and even watch the latest show
from the website, BBC Two - Newsnight .
Cheers,
--ibz
On Wed, 2004-11-17 at 10:51 +0900, Robert McGovern wrote:
> University Challenge was broadcast in Australia many years ago (I'm
> pretty sure it was the English version), and was the basis of a
> hilarious The Young Ones scene in the early 80s. So whether it's
> popular or not, it's long-lived. I'm certainly surprised to hear
> about it again.It had died for years, I think in the late 80's to early 90's, and
came back a few years ago with a new host, Jeremy Paxman who used to
host BBC2's Newsnight news program. I don't know if he is still the
current host though.Anyone with a TV know?
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He does indeed still present Newsnight. Along with Gavin Esler and
Kirsty Wark. You can catch highlights, and even watch the latest show
from the website, BBC Two - Newsnight .
Aha, excellent news. Thank you!
Rob
