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COBOL was like so many 4GLs: easier for starters and vanilla tasks, but makes things increasingly difficult as you need to grow out.
by epx 6y ago
COBOL was like so many 4GLs: easier for starters and vanilla tasks, but makes things increasingly difficult as you need to grow out.
- KineticLensman 6y ago> COBOL was like so many 4GLs: COBOL was one of the original 3GLs, and appeared in 1959. The concept of 4GL wasn't even formalised until 20 years later in 1981 [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_...
- epx 6y agoI said it was like 4GLs. And perhaps the creator was ahead of her time? :)