Also in that 1962 DECUS report, it appears that holy wars are older than me. In particular, there's a short debate between a proponent of MACRO vs. another who

Also in that 1962 DECUS report, it appears that holy wars are older than me. In particular, there's a short debate between a proponent of MACRO vs. another who preferred DECAL for programming. These were two different assemblers that were offered for PDP-1 programmers. http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp1/FRAP_DECAL_Intro.pdf http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/dec/pdp1/FRAP_DECAL_I...