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> Which one is this? I've argued in the past that this is a basic feature missing from 4GL languages, and a lot of work in every project is wasted on hand-rolli
by tbrownaw 2y ago
> Which one is this? I've argued in the past that this is a basic feature missing from 4GL languages, and a lot of work in every project is wasted on hand-rolling in-memory databases left and right, without realizing it. It would seem I've missed a language that recognized this fact?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEdge_Advanced_Business_Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEdge_Advanced_Business_Lan...
Dates back to 1981, called "Progress 4GL" until 2006.
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/abl-reference/page/DEFINE-TEMP-TABLE-statement.html https://docs.progress.com/bundle/abl-reference/page/DEFINE-T...