In article <MPG.108d864a7692fe2d98a235@news.concentric.net>,
  brownsta@concentric.net (Stan Brown) wrote:
> ari.lukumies@elmont.fi (Ari Lukumies) wrote:
> >Biju Thomas wrote:
> >> Thaddeus L. Olczyk wrote:
> >> >  http://www.research.att.com/~bs/whitespace98.pdf
> >> I thought this article (overloading whitespace) was a joke. Does anybody
> >> take it seriously?
> >Probably not :)
>
> A couple of months ago, I emailed it to a client, who seemed unsure
> whether it was a joke and tried to discuss it as a serious possibility.
>
> Of course, he might have been pulling my leg and had a very good poker
> face.

The article came from the April 1998 edition of "Overload." As mentioned
in the article, additional information is available at
    http://www.research.att.com/~bs/whitespace.html
Anyone considering using these techniques in their own projects *MUST*
read this web page as soon as possible. Really, it's that important.

Bjarne, of all your excellent work, this is your best to date.
I love it, and I especially love the reaction it's getting!!! 8^>

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