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I used to hand write Cobol programs on coding pads, send them off to data-entry to be typed up and saved to tape. Then I would take the tape to ops, they would
by infradig 5y ago
I used to hand write Cobol programs on coding pads, send them off to data-entry to be typed up and saved to tape. Then I would take the tape to ops, they would run an upload and compile when things were quiet. Get the listing back with errors, then create patches on punch-cards to apply fixes. Talking circa 1977 here.
- beardyw 5y agoYes, a similar pattern except I started in 71. Coding on sheets but then punched up onto cards. The cards were printed along the top edge so you could riffle through your program in a box. The more senior people were used to punching their own cards on a 12 button hand punch. I never got the hang of that. [Edit] oh, and chewing some card to push into a hole to make a fix.