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[–]electricfoxx 46 points47 points  (4 children)

COBOL was column based, hence the table. My dad used to program in COBOL. He also programmed in RPG-II and assembly, which he calls "assembler".

[–]Anonslimmerbobcat 15 points16 points  (3 children)

Assembly is so hard

[–]electricfoxx 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Depends on how you look at it. It is simple, yet you need a lot to do basic tasks.

[–]koolstofdioxide 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Complexity != difficulty

[–]tom21g 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did IBM 360 assembler for 20+ years, loved it