Programming Languages I Have Known and Loved (and Hated)
Over my life, I've learned quite a few programming languages. Some I've loved, some I've liked, some I've hated.
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About Those Social Security Zombies…are Elon’s Teens Just Unfamiliar with COBOL?
While Elon Musk roots around in Federal IT systems for waste, one particular argument he's advanced is that there are millions of people aged 120 years old and older getting Social Security checks. Is it really that simple? Not where COBOL is concerned.
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Was I Serious? How to Install GnuCOBOL on Debian 11
Recently someone on LowEndTalk mentioned asmbb, which is forum software written in assembler. Full stop. Written in assembler. Forum software. Go look - it's actually pretty nice. I joked that I was...
Read MoreFlashback in the Mail: a Gift From 1976
Recently I purchased a copy of the hoary old tome you see pictured to the right on Amazon: "A Guide to FORTRAN IV Programming" by Daniel D. McCraken, 2nd edition, 1967. For those who have never heard...
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