On 16Dec04:1431-0500, Gabe Goldberg wrote:
> David Cole noted:
>
> In contrast, a compiler coded in its own language tends to be much
> > better, user friendly in features, than a compiler coded in any other
> language.
>
> Interesting observation.
It's certainly true of the Micro Focus COBOL
Related, I think the VM community's wonderful Melinda Varian observed
that the best software is developed by people (often individuals) who
actually want to use it. On the VM side, that includes Mike Cowlishaw's
REXX and John Hartmann's CMS Pipelines. I'm sure z/OS has many
equivalent stellar t
David Cole wrote:
In contrast, a compiler coded in its own language tends to be much better, user friendly in features, than a compiler
coded in any other language.
Interesting observation.
In a word: Forth
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In contrast, a compiler coded in its own language tends to be much
better, user friendly in features, than a compiler coded in any other language.
Interesting observation.
At 12/2/2016 09:11 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 17:41:25 -0800, Charles Mills wrote:
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>Why does IBM