Re:Don't hate COBOL until you've tried it
by CyberDildonics on Saturday October 28, 2017 @03:24PM
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Wouldn't that just mean using functions to have the same results?
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Re:Don't hate COBOL until you've tried it
by waltman on Saturday October 28, 2017 @04:00PM
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Sure. My point was just that it's more difficult than it seems. Also this would mean that lines like
add x to y giving z
become something like
cobol_add_giving(&a, &b, &c);
which is a lot less readable.