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- From: rat@ruth.UUCP (David Douthitt)
- Newsgroups: alt.cobol
- Subject: Re: Cobol
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 12:35:33 CST
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- SINARRWB@admin.uh.edu (BELL, ROBERT W.) writes:
-
- | I just tire of the C simpletons that jump on
- | this list thinking they need to come here to convert and convince us all
- | that Cobol is junk. That is just plain ignorance, and or inexperience
- | with one or the other or both... Both have their place, and purpose.
-
- Amen to that! And not just on this list....
-
- I'm a language NUT, and while I'd rather program in lots of languages
- other than COBOL, I'm happy programming in any language... can't get
- enough of them! Each has their place, and each has their adherents.
- Just seems like some have more vocal detractors than others (COBOL
- and FORTH come to mind...)
-
- I'm happy just hanging out here and seeing what neat stuff is happening
- to COBOL in the nineties...
-
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