COBOL

[Red Knave]

Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz

What language was that, Knave?

I'm pretty sure you know it well.

[Red Knave]

Originally Posted by delayjf

I was always under the impression that FORTRAN was a language used to train or teach programming. Apparently I was wrong.

It was (maybe still is) used to teach. My first introduction to coding was with Fortran (on punched cards). When I actually decided to get certified in software we began with PL/1 which I had never heard of before that and have not really seen since.
I have a good friend who made a very comfortable living writing Fortran programs. Of course, it helped that he is a genius and worked as an actuary for a group that advised big insurance companies. For handling math it's still pretty good.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Red Knave

It was (maybe still is) used to teach. My first introduction to coding was with Fortran (on punched cards). When I actually decided to get certified in software we began with PL/1 which I had never heard of before that and have not really seen since.
I have a good friend who made a very comfortable living writing Fortran programs. Of course, it helped that he is a genius and worked as an actuary for a group that advised big insurance companies. For handling math it's still pretty good.

When I first learned, it was Basic, then Fortran and Cobol, then Pascal. I haven't heard that one in a LONG time.