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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: If "MERRY XMAS" in COBOL is a must, then at least make it Structured
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Date: Tue, 22-Nov-83 20:13:17 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 22 20:13:17 1983
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Bill Price says (of Cobol):  "The fact of its continued use, as the most
popular of all programming languages, says a lot about it."

Yup.  Says that it's popular.  Period.  Not that it's good, or well-
designed, or pleasant to use, or cost-effective compared with the
alternatives.  Just popular.

(People who think popularity implies quality are invited to contemplate
the specs and sales figures for the VT100.  Or the 8080.)
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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