Re: why rpg and not cobol -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: why rpg and not cobol
From: "James H. H. Lampert" <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:42:50 -0700
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On 4/12/13 7:47 AM, Mark S Waterbury wrote:

And, C can be almost as cryptic and obtuse as APL ... :-\

And worse, C will give you enough rope to hang yourself with, and then help you tie the knot.

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JHHL

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Re: why rpg and not cobol , John Yeung
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