From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I feel I can exercise a lot more control with a > computer programming language that uses instructions > that resemble natural language.
This is your feeling, but not mine. I think a computer language that adds unnecessary symbols make it harder to understand what the code is doing. Properly formatted, languages with _less_ symbols are more clear. I like, for example, to compare C with Pascal.
Alberto Monteiro
Alberto:
I agree with your take on programming languages. However, COBOL and RPG are programming languages used almost exclusively to develop purely commercial applications (by "commercial" I am refering to accounting ledgers, bank reports, payroll applications, etc). These have the built-in tools built-in that make the task of developing these applications easier.
I don't mean to sound like I take anything away from the strengths and weakenesses of any computer language, but traditionally languages like C and PASCAL are powerful and considered the languages of choice to develop other types of software in perhaps more scientific endeavors.
I am not saying that you can't do a payroll on PASCAL (for example), but if you do it in COBOL it's a more familiar environment for the market you're writing for.
JJ
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