@ncweaver I think of it more as a steamroller that occasionally plants land mines. Assembly is the same, but with a warning about the mines.
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Replying to @mattblaze
@mattblaze@ncweaver How about PHP as... a Soviet BTR-60? (Armored vehicle, no roof so, umm. Great design idea!).http://www.cracked.com/article_19473_5-unintentionally-hilarious-soviet-versions-good-ideas.html …2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
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Replying to @esesci
@esesci@mattblaze@ncweaver HAHA except I don't get COBOL hate. Yes it's ugly, but if all you needed to do was maintain a simple database?4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@esesci@mattblaze@ncweaver COBOL is SQL for data on tape. Once you get that, it's suddenly a marvel of elegance.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @rsthau
@rsthau@esesci@mattblaze@ncweaver Hah. COBOL would be better for about 50% of stuff people do in Excel and screw up because Excel.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@esesci@mattblaze@ncweaver Wasn't joking. SQL for tapes is literally the problem CODASYL was assigned, & they did a good job.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @rsthau
@zeynep@esesci@mattblaze@ncweaver ... and a lot of Cobol deviations from modern norms make perfect sense in that environment.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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