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I haven't seriously programmed in COBOL for 30-40 years. But, having said that, I can pick up a COBOL program and by reading it, I will know what it does and a
by simonblack 3y ago
I haven't seriously programmed in COBOL for 30-40 years.
But, having said that, I can pick up a COBOL program and by reading it, I will know what it does and almost certainly how it does that.
That can not be said for several other programming languages I have used. One of COBOL's criteria during its development was that it should be READABLE. It is.