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Re: Programming languages (Was Grade Conversions)
Chris Stratton (stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au) wrote:
> I thought C stood for Crap (I know, I had to program in it while at Uni).
> For the sort of programming I did COBOL was much better because Business
> Programming is exactly what it is designed for. It helps to have a good (ie
> non-Unix) system with a decent compiler and debugger. In the real world
> (non-Uni) COBOL is still an important programming language but when you try
> to explain this to Uni lecturers they just laugh, as to them the whole world
> is Unix and C.
The whole world IS Unix and C! :)
At least on RailPage it is, with a bit of Perl thrown in for good measure.
Cheers
David