[Info-vax] COBOL example $MGBLSC

[Chris Townley]

On 09/09/2023 17:47, bill wrote:
> On 9/9/2023 12:15 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:



>> Today it is considered weird that you can insert arbitrary
>> spaces in variable names.
>>
> 
> That is all about parsing and really has nothing to do with the
> function of the language.  The separator in that context is a comma,
> not a space, tab or any other invisible character.  :-)
> 
> bill

I would not consider it good practice. I have never used Fortran, and i 
was fazed by Arne's snippet

-- 
Chris