Re: [OT] On old languages (COBOL)

[Caffeine Junky <nospam@hotmail.com>]

On Thu, 06 Jun 2002 11:41:53 -0400, Preben Randhol wrote:

> I just noticed the following article on the net:
> 
>    KOBOL hopes to aid Linux migration worldwide
> 
>    In a recent interview, Miguel de Icaza of Ximian, Inc., spoke of an
>    issue preventing Linux adoption in many countries.
> 
>    "Even today we're still using COBOL applications and we're still
>    running System/36 machines," de Icaza said, speaking of his native
>    Mexico and many other nations.
> 
>    KOBOL, from theKompany.com, may make it easier for users of legacy
>    COBOL applications to move to Linux, and even to develop new COBOL
>    apps for use there.
> 
>    Full story here:
>       http://linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=90
> 
> It seems that old languages keep around for a long time.
> 
> And now with Ada in gcc, GVD, GPS and Gtkada the future seems brighter
> for Ada95 IMHO.
> 
> Preben
 
Depends on what the language is being used for I guess. Some of the old
stalwarts like C, Lisp, Fortran, and even Cobol can actually be pretty
useful when used in the right context.

Heck I'm working on an Ada stacks package which re-implements many of the
ideas I picked up on from using Forth. i.e. Swap, Rot, Bump, etc...

Even Ada has been around long enough to be considered an old timer.

My Ada StakPak might even be useful once it's finished. Heh.