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People say “pick the best tool for the job” and then refuse to pick COBOL for their COmmon Business Oriented probLems
by tuveson 1y ago
People say “pick the best tool for the job” and then refuse to pick COBOL for their COmmon Business Oriented probLems
- dardeaup 1y agoThey don't refuse to pick COBOL, they refuse to consider COBOL.
- pmontra 1y agoThey even forget that COBOL could run on their computers and servers.
- graemep 1y agoWhy and when is the the "best tool for the job"?
- lazerman 1y agoWhoosh
- ternaryoperator 1y agoIt's an ideal language for creating business reports, which is what it was originally designed to do. It has built-in commands for reading randomly or sequentially from a database and it has extensive report-formatting options. It has other application capabilities, of course, but business reporting (especially complex reports) are its sweet spot.
- _ea1k 1y agoThat is true for MUMPS too. People overlook what an epic decision they could be making.
- slongfield 1y agoThe big problem with MUMPS is that as the "Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System", it does not work well for development in other states. There's been some experimentation with using it in Wisconson, but a W is not an M.