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Creel, C., Meyer, B., Stephan, P., "The opportunity of a millennium", Computer, November 1997, pp. 137-138. Google
137 ;;Quote: prescribing the number of digits in a date field is a trivial design decision; it is a scandal only because it is expensive to change
137 ;;Quote: the major problem with procedural programs is the uncontrolled distribution of information
137+;;Quote: with object-orientation, "date" is an abstraction. Changing its representation only effects the date module
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