Is Microsoft a four-letter word?

Posted by Mike on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 252 views

Seriously, until the current generation of IT guys goes the way of the COBOL and PASCAL programmers of the past, Microsoft will remain the 800 pound gorilla … READ MORE

Programming Languages are Like Cars

Posted by Mike on Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 392 views

Assembler: A formula I race car. Very fast but difficult to drive and maintain.
FORTRAN II: A Model T Ford. Once it was the king of the road.
FORTRAN IV: A Model A Ford.
FORTRAN 77: a six-cylinder Ford Fairlane with standard transmission and no seat belts.
COBOL: A delivery van. It’s bulky and ugly but it does the work.

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Ideone.com – For Programmers That Want To Test Code

Posted by Mike on Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 198 views

There are more than 30 languages included, as a matter of fact – COBOL, Fortran, Ruby, Pascal, C++… the list is a long one, and you are bound to find …

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