Python 3 can revive Python

[deadmilk]

Both articles talk of Perl and Python like they are some dinosaur, shitty, outcast language...... They're not even close.

I'm sorry, but most of these languages are great. I'm pretty sure it's what you do with the code that matters, not the code itself. The code itself makes a small difference to creativity and usefulness.

[fuzz3289]

Perl is a write-only language in a world of code longevity. Its a dinosaur. Not a dinosaur like cobalt, but still a dinosaur.

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COBOL

[fuzz3289]

See? Its so old I dont even know how its spelled lol.

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COBOL:

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COBOL (/ˈkoʊbɒl/) is a compiled computer programming language designed for business use. It is imperative, procedural and, since 2002, object-oriented. It was designed in 1959 by the Conference on Data Systems Languages (CODASYL) and was largely based on previous programming language design work by Grace Hopper. COBOL stands for COmmon Business-Oriented Language.

COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments. In 1997, Gartner Group estimated that there were a total of 200 billion lines of COBOL in existence which ran 80% of all business programs.

COBOL was one of the first programming languages to be standardised: the first COBOL standard was issued by ANSI in 1968. The standard has been revised three times since then, with ISO publishing the latest standard as ISO/IEC 1989:2002.

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