Re: Language "ranking" based on posts to users groups

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From: D'Arcy Smith
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 00:50

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Rick Lutowski wrote:
> 
> >>     2    6,832   cobol
> 
> This must explain why all the banks use cobol - can't afford mistakes
> when it comes to money transaction software!

:-)

From someone who used to work for a bank and saw 
(thankfully) someone elses COBOL program lose millions of 
dollars in 1 transaction ... I DON'T THINK SO!  

(Of course my C++ programs never lost anything) 

- don't put your money in banks ... people like me program there 
(well not anymore thank god)!

:-)

..darcy

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   D'Arcy Smith, Systems Analyst
   Applied Research in Computer Systems (ARCS) Laboratory
   British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Subject: Re: Language "ranking" based on posts to users groups
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:50:31 -0800
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