[Info-vax] Programming languages, was: Re: DECUServe is a Hobbyist Chapter

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-07-07, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
> Simon Clubley  <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>>
>>The best way to design the back end architecture is to make it as table
>>driven as possible with as little business logic embedded in the
>>actual code as possible. That can be done independently of backend
>>programming language.
>
> But it sure is easier with COBOL which separates the table mechanisms from the
> logic in a clear way, and handles the data formatting easily.

Agreed. And COBOL (and correctly written C++) are way more suitable
languages than Python for that job.

OTOH, Python is a way more suitable language than either of the above
for scripting type roles, including when Python is used as the scripting
language inside some applications.

It really is a matter of choosing the correct tool for the job.

Simon.

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