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Anonymous2007-05-31 3:42 ID:kWG7DAM/
so i herd you liek dienosar coed
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Anonymous2007-05-31 4:53 ID:0jwGVyCP
COBOL, is like, the pimp of programming languages.
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Anonymous2007-05-31 5:02 ID:3UzLPsP7
CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COBOL
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Anonymous2007-05-31 5:56 ID:ncq3575a
ONE WORD FOR COBOL: FORCED INDENTATION OF CODE
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Anonymous2007-05-31 6:33 ID:Kd/3Ykfb
TOO BAD COBOL IS FAST AS FUCK
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Anonymous2007-05-31 7:25 ID:IFy0erqO
But is COBOL touring-complete?
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Anonymous2007-05-31 8:35 ID:iKP5MTTQ
(define (true-statement x)
`(ONE WORD FOR ,x FORCED INDENTATION OF CODE))
(true-statement 'haskell)
(true-statement 'python)
(true-statement 'zillionotherlanguages)
(true-statement 'AAAARGHMYEYES)
in a side anecdote, when computers weren't nearly as available as they are now, my father studied cobol when he was 16. and he had to indent code in his exam. Did I mention there where no computer available, and indenting on an exact column in paper is hard?
>>9
Were there also no straight objects available, which one could trivially use to consistently indent a block of code on a piece of paper, or is your father just a goddamn idiot?
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Anonymous2007-05-31 11:11 ID:iKP5MTTQ
you had to put every character in the right square, because you had to count the right column.
It's not imposible, but it takes longer.
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Anonymous2007-05-31 11:13 ID:iKP5MTTQ
also, how a straight object helps in indenting? I can't imagine it. After you count the right column, the ones below it come easy.
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Anonymous2007-05-31 11:20 ID:Wnb5MSor
DOES THIS MEAN THAT ALSO GRAPH PAPER WASN'T AVAILABLE AS IT IS NOW?
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Anonymous2007-05-31 14:37 ID:iKP5MTTQ
dude, of course he used graph paper.
I don't know if you ever took a programming exam in your life, but, it's easier to write when you don't have to put every single character in every single square.
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Anonymous2007-05-31 14:57 ID:ne2+Pi2g
COBOL gives me job security
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Anonymous2007-05-31 15:15 ID:Wnb5MSor
>>15
The thing is, I've taken numerous programming exams and I've never seen a problem with the practice.
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