Programmed Canon Canola calculators in 1977. Assorted platforms and languages ever since. Assisting with HOPL.info.
I am NOT looking for work -- I've got more than enough to do.
Location
Perth, WA Australia
Education
A few diplomas.
Work
Software Engineer at [Daisy Digital](https://daisydigital.com.au/)
However, if you have room on your bow for an extra string, or you enjoy being a saviour for a company with a legacy system, or you're into the ancient and arcane and don't mind rotating slowly lazily stretched out in the warm summer sun on a leaf in an eddy in a backwater, then COBOL might just be for you.
300 reserved words makes for a very expressive and very readable (provided Engish is your first language or nearly so) experience. Granted, you have to get used to MOVE instead of = but even that has its advantages, e.g. MOVE CORRESPONDING
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However, if you have room on your bow for an extra string, or you enjoy being a saviour for a company with a legacy system, or you're into the ancient and arcane and don't mind rotating slowly lazily stretched out in the warm summer sun on a leaf in an eddy in a backwater, then COBOL might just be for you.
300 reserved words makes for a very expressive and very readable (provided Engish is your first language or nearly so) experience. Granted, you have to get used to
MOVEinstead of=but even that has its advantages, e.g. MOVE CORRESPONDING