Cobol Quotes

• There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.

  Vinton Cerf

  Floating, Persist, Maxims

  "The great IP crunch of 2010" by Mark Frauenfelder, www.cnn.com. September 21, 1999.

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• The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense.

  Edsger Dijkstra

  Witty, Humorous, Teaching

  "How do we tell truths that might hurt?" by Edsger Dijkstra, June 18, 1975.

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• Teaching COBOL ought to be regarded as a criminal act.

  Edsger Dijkstra

  Teaching, Criminals, Ought

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• Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.

  Edsger Dijkstra

  Science, Technology, Telescopes

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• C++ is the only current language making COBOL look good

  Bertrand Meyer

  Looks, Language, Currents

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• Real programmers don't write in PL/I. PL/I is for programmers who can't decide whether to write in COBOL or FORTRAN.

  Tom Van Vleck

  Real, Writing, Programmers

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