Re: [PLUG] Book: Modern Mainframe Development

[Steve Litt via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Lynn Bradshaw via plug said on Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:37:51 -0400

>Not having used COBOL directly but having seen code examples, like the
>Fibonacci sequence ones on Rosetta Code, it looks insanely
>arthritis-inducing. I get the idea is for it to be readable for a
>pretty broad spectrum of different types of workers but I think
>Smalltalk nailed it down better with a mixture of terse algebraic
>syntax and syntax more like English language. APL is the other extreme
>opposite COBOL and Smalltalk sits in that nice golden mean.

If you're looking for a terse language, try TECO (just kidding).

I can't argue with COBOL requiring maybe quadruple the keystrokes of C,
but it's also a little more readable than C.

I'm not saying COBOL is a spectacularly wonderful language. I'm just
saying it's better than most people give it credit for.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
March 2022 featured book: Making Mental Models: Advanced Edition
http://www.troubleshooters.com/mmm
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