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From: billwolf%hazel.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu (William Thomas Wolfe,2847,)
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Subject: Re: Ada vs. COBOL study
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Date: 28 Apr 89 01:20:22 GMT
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From article <39400015@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, by render@m.cs.uiuc.edu:
> Written  8:12 pm  Apr 25, 1989 by billwolf%hazel.c@hubcap.clemson.edu:
>>  Personally, I'd like to see a good COBOL vs. Ada study, 
>>  if anybody knows of one (or is interested in doing one)...
> 
> Why?  This would be like comparing a pterodactyl and a red-tailed 
> hawk.  They both fly, but they're at different evolutionary stages.

    You know that, and I know that, but there are large numbers of 
    businesses who DON'T know that, and it would be very helpful to 
    have a study which would convincingly demonstrate the benefits 
    (obvious to you and I) of switching to a far more advanced language.

    
    Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu