That is the best definition yet. John P Baker Software Engineer
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel A McLaughlin Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 13:46 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: What's a programming language I like, to paraphrase from way back in time: "A sequence of vague instructions and obscure algorithms employed to manipulate data from various sources into reports of dubious usage to be foisted upon disparate organizations that were crazy enough to ask for them in the first place." Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html