For those of you not checking on Slashdot take a look at this article: http://www.paulgraham.com/hundred.html It tries to describe/predict how a programming language is going to be like in a hundred years. I found it quite entertaining to read (and not just because it references Ruby :) ). V.- -- http://www.freemail.gr - δωρεάν υπηρεσία ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου.