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To: Interesting Times

Yes but they were writing it today.

We have a bunch of SQR programs. You don’t have to declare your variables in SQR. Worst language ever. You can fat finger a variable and it still compiles. It takes forever to figure it out.
Java is mixed case. That drives an old COBOLer like me nuts.


15 posted on 04/11/2017 6:16:25 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: AppyPappy

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22 posted on 04/11/2017 6:29:52 AM PDT by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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To: AppyPappy

Unless I misread the article, these guys are just patching, debugging, and integrating existing COBOL apps, not writing new ones.


42 posted on 04/11/2017 7:24:58 AM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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