Re: [Slightly OT] "NASA Uses COBOL"

  On 08/07/2010 03:33 PM, Shlomi Fish wrote:
> Back when we discussed the "NASA Uses Python" in April, 2008, I said that:
>
> [quote]
> However, this thread gave me a really wicked idea for a parody site (not just
> of http://www.python.org/ of course), which I'm planning to take forward.
> [/quote]
>
> ( http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.advocacy/2008/04/msg2394.html )
>
> Now, due to some recent developments, I feel that I've kinda missed its boat,
> but I still set up a page which contains my old ideas:
>
> http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/COBOL-the-New-Age-Programming-Language/
>
> So now it's official - "NASA Uses COBOL". Hope you enjoy it.
>
> Regards,
>
> 	Shlomi Fish
>
"NASA Uses COBOL.

And so do:

     * Your bank....
...
COBOL is the old JAVA"

Actually, that's why I am worried about JAVA and changed my bank. The 
new one does not use JAVA to authenticate me to the net bank.

"...
COBOL has an Object-Oriented Programming extension called "ADD 1 TO 
COBOL GIVING COBOL".

So, ehmmm,  "MUL 1 times COBOL GIVING EMPTY OBJECT" :-)

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