[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[DaveFroble]

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 1/24/2018 10:51 AM, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>> Den 2018-01-24 kl. 16:36, skrev DaveFroble:
>>> I'll preface the question by admitting that I view much of the "new 
>>> languages" as some people who just want to "re-invent the wheel".
>>>
>>> Do the "new languages" actually present more and better capabilities?
>>
>> Is a screwdriver better then a hammer? I would guess that you
>> understand that the answer is that "it depends"...
> 
> Some languages are better for some things than for other things.
> 
> Languages are designed with certain usage in mind. So they are
> often good for that usage and rather poor for other.
> 
>> In our case, Cobol is "best" for our core applications since it
>> gives smooth and fast applications for our end-users.
> 
> I find it hard to believe that Cobol is the only language that
> could provide that.
> 
> Arne

Quite right!  Even Macro-32 could provide that.

Cobol, as with other languages, is aimed at certain problems, and how to easily 
solve them.  Fortran is aimed at number crunching, but, it can still be used for 
string handling, but not as easily done.  Basic is more a jack of all trades, 
expert of none.

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