On 26 Feb 2003 at 13:40, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: > >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
<snip> I'd point out that the scripting language Lua (www.lua.org) shares a lot of syntax with Pascal. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
