[Shacs] COBOL on a reputable, "modern" journal

[Bronius Motekaitis]

Haw!
Pulling the analogy back to CS.. If one were ever stranded on an island with
a puny PC, he'll be up and running faster with a USB-contained environment
than the mammoths that COBOL once required.  .. that is, if the ancient PC
on-hand has USB support.

hmm.. by "usb" I mean "usb pen drive" of course.  Funny how the interface
has become the medium..


On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Sean Duckett <sduckett at shsu.edu> wrote:

> For Homo sapiens, it's been hard for neolithic toolsmiths.
> Flintknapping has slipped from 83% of all tools crafted worldwide to a
> miniscule 0.04%, with the tradition maintained by eye surgeons (obsidian
> blades damage the retina far less than the finest steel),
> anthropologists, and the keepers of tribal history.  I have yet to
> require flintknapping, though should I ever be stranded for more than a
> week in a remote, flintknapping would definately be on my to-do list.
>
> --smd.
>
>
> * Burris, David <CSC_DSB at shsu.edu> [2008-09-16 18:47:53 -0500]:
>
> > The last few years have been hard for COBOL.  It has slipped from 78% of
> all program written world wide in all languages to a paltry 70%.  Bronis has
> not yet required COBOL so you may not need it either.  On campus, student
> programming jobs generally require COBOL or that you be on drugs (PHP).
> >
> > Dr. B
> >
> > From: shacs-bounces at shsu.edu [mailto:shacs-bounces at shsu.edu] On Behalf
> Of Bronius Motekaitis
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:52 PM
> > To: SHACS
> > Subject: [Shacs] COBOL on a reputable, modern journal
> >
> > Dr Burris-
> >
> > [cid:image001.jpg at 01C9182C.B6D9E250]<
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/foryou/2861741130/>
> >
> > Did you sneak into the press room for a little prank here?
> >
> > (I haven't yet read the article, but thought you'd appreciate the cover
> caption: "Is your next language COBOL?")
> >
> > -bronius
> >
>
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> --smd.
>
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