On Sat, 29 Nov 2014, Harold Hallikainen wrote:

> The "executable documentation" is an excellent description of COBOL. I
> remember statements like:
>
> MULTIPLY A BY B GIVING C
>
> I think they later added this form:
>
> EXECUTE C=3DA*B

Sorry, don't know anything about COBOL (but you might want to look up the=20
COMPUTE statement ;-))

Which reminds me of a funny story. Many years ago I got a phone call from=20
an agent trying to set me up with a COBOL programming contract. She kept=20
on and on about the perks, the money, how well I'd be suited for the job.=20
I told her I had no experience (nothing worth mentioning anyway) but she=20
wouldn't hear it. Eventually I gave up and asked, "ok, what exactly makes=20
you think I'd be suitable?" To which she replied "you've got tons of=20
experience on your CV". "where?" I asked. "Under 'C', that's short for=20
COBOL" she replied authoritatively.

Regards
Sergio
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