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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Confusing language,
 was Re: Help help.. please.i am totaly new in ada programing
Date: 1999/11/11
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In article <80coqe$fjk$1@nntp3.atl.mindspring.net>,
  Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> In article <wcc90462gqw.fsf@world.std.com>,
> 	Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com> wrote:
>
> Regarding my irrational harangue about Y2K,
>
> >Still, you (and Robert Dewar) now blame it on deficiencies of
COBOL,
> >which is quite fair.

Actually although it is unfair, as per previous messages, to
criticize COBOL as being responsible for original 2-digit date
decisions, it IS fair to criticize COBOL for it being hard to
fix, since the complete lack of data abstraction in COBOL means
that programs can be infested throughout, and we do not have a
situation where one small part of the program needs changing.


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