From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107f24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid107f24,public X-Google-Thread: 10259a,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid10259a,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 103d24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid103d24,public X-Google-Thread: f4fd2,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4fd2,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,8c898456133be452 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 1164ba,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid1164ba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-23 03:40:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!cyclone-sjo1.usenetserver.com!news-out-sjo.usenetserver.com!news01.optonline.net!news02.optonline.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B0B91D2.536F361A@optonline.net> From: Liam Devlin Reply-To: LiammDD@optoffline.not X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.basic,comp.lang.functional,comp.lang.scheme,comp.lang.perl,comp.lang.cobol Subject: Re: Beginner's Language? References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> <9d6b6e$1bt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <87snihxiwc.fsf@frown.here> <9dbi83$sji$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <87heyu7cqd.fsf@frown.here> <9dc20p$hh15e$1@ID-37382.news.dfncis.de> <9dclnt$9ic1@news.cis.okstate.edu> <3B02C05B.BA4B63C6@raytheon.com> <3B08965C.6F34D5C9@ix.netcom.com> <2u0igtc0piqnrsc8h04236pros8bt2kavf@4ax.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:33:56 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.189.173.161 X-Trace: news02.optonline.net 990614036 24.189.173.161 (Wed, 23 May 2001 06:33:56 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 06:33:56 EDT Organization: Optimum Online Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:7704 comp.lang.lisp:10635 comp.lang.smalltalk:10038 comp.lang.functional:5785 comp.lang.scheme:3982 comp.lang.perl:2897 comp.lang.cobol:9287 Date: 2001-05-23T10:33:56+00:00 List-Id: raj wrote: > > >stephan@pcrm.win.tue.nl wrote: > > > >> I definitely nominate COBOL. It will have the added advantage that > >> whatever comes next will look as an improvement. (OK, there's still > >> INTERCAL). > > I nominate FORTRAN. :-) > It is so appalling that any other language that they learn will come > as a pleasant relief ! Give RPG a shot before signing any contracts. LiamD