On 2/18/2014 8:16 AM, Clark Morris wrote:
If the code generated by the COBOL compiler at your installation stinks, review the compile options.
IIRC, the COBOL V5 compiler "leap frogs" over C/C++ and PL/I to now use the same, ultra-smart, optimizing compiler back-end used by Java. It should be generating practically unbeatable code these days.
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