[Year 12 IT Apps] Ouch!

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Bring back Fortran :-)

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Roland GESTHUIZEN
http://about.me/rgesthuizen

> On 20 Oct 2014, at 5:57 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
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> Do you prefer readability or less typing?
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> On Monday, October 20, 2014, Robert Timmer-Arends <timmer at westnet.com.au <mailto:timmer at westnet.com.au>> wrote:
> yes, it's a long way from
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> Regards
> Robert T-A
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Savage, John L <>
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> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 10:49 AM
> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Ouch!
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> I just ran across this comment on COBOL by Turing Award recipient Edsger Dijkstra in 1975
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> "The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense."
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> In 1975 somebody was trying to teach me COBOL, I was inclined to agree.
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> Laurie Savage
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