Hey George,
 > I'm sure there is use to it. It's just choosing the
 > correct use, and not fitting everything into it.
    I can't believe that there isn't, George. Some aspects were originally 
designed to deal with snags that C programmers kept walking into, but of 
course it has snags of its own now. The Stroustrup hoax delighted in them.
    I'm going to work on the basis that they mean much the same unless 
Jonathan can offer a more understandable thesis, bearing in mind that this is 
a blind spot for me. For me it's still a bit of a solution looking for a 
problem.
    Thanks for replying.
Bill.
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