[Year 12 IT Apps] Ouch!

[Savage, John L]

I just ran across this comment on COBOL by Turing Award recipient Edsger Dijkstra in 1975

"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense."

In 1975 somebody was trying to teach me COBOL, I was inclined to agree.

Laurie Savage
http://accelerus.pvgc.vic.edu.au


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