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Re: Low-level vs. High-level programming (was My First Computer)

Subject: Re: Low-level vs. High-level programming (was My First Computer)
From: Charles Richmond <richmond@ev1.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:08:31 GMT
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Charles Richmond wrote:
> 
> Kurt Koller wrote:
> >
> > not to throw more water on this out of control grease fire, but you'd have a
> > hard time making "PONG" in RPG but RPG is still a programming language.
> >
> Perhaps so, but I have a "Star Trek" game written in COBOL...
> and no, I did *not* write it...
> 
Besides, RPG *is* a programming language, but it is a poor
excuse for a programming language IMHO. It is *not* a procedural
programming language. Most folks now think that RPG means
"role playing game"...or "rocket propelled grenade".

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