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Apr 13, 2007

Cobol programmers are down in the dumps.
Cobol programmers are down in the dumps.

Coding is easy; All you do is sit staring at a terminal until...
Coding is easy; All you do is sit staring at a terminal until the drops of blood form on your forehead.

Comparing software engineering to classical engineering assumes...
Comparing software engineering to classical engineering assumes that software has the ability to wear out. Software typically behaves, or it does not. It either works, or it does not. Software generally does not degrade, abrade, stretch, twist, or ablate. To treat it...

COMPASS [for the CDC-6000 series] is the sort of assembler...
COMPASS [for the CDC-6000 series] is the sort of assembler one expects from a corporation whose president codes in octal. -- J.N. Gray

... computer hardware progress is so fast. No other technology...
... computer hardware progress is so fast. No other technology since civilization began has seen six orders of magnitude in performance-price gain in 30 years. -- Fred Brooks

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