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From: Dick Zeitlin
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:06

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BW> .  Yes, isn't it interesting that two of the most popular general purpose
  > .languages for writing applications software were not designed to be used t
  > .write application software.  Has anyone written a general purpose language
  > .to do what I would think is the most common use of computer programming -
  > .to write application programs?  And if this/these exist, what are they and
  > .how do you rate them?  [just curious]

FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator) was written specifically for applications
programming of scientific/mathematical tasks.  COBOL (COmmon Business
Oriented Language) was done specifically for programming business
applications.

The fact that they still survive in the face of extreme bias by newbies
that think C is the only "real" language is an indication of how well
they fulfilled (and continue to fulfill) their intended function.

        D/
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 . QMPro 1.0 41-3345 . Bring back A-N airways!!    Dick.Zeitlin%acc1bbs@ssr.com

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From: dick.zeitlin%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Dick Zeitlin) 
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Subject: Re: Newbie Wants Advice o
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Date: 29 Dec 92 18:06:00 GMT
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