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Space/Science » in reply to Our AS400 guru insists that Spirit's problems stem from the fact that it wasn't programmed in COBOL. :-)

True, on a technicality...

Nick Hoffman — 1/31/2004 3:23:06 AM (archived)

The COBOL program sopurce would fill the entire flash memory and leave no room for any troublesome files! :-)

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MER-A, the C programming language and memory leaks - Gary - 1/27/2004 4:53:12 PM
- C is SO old-fashioned and clumsy. It is a 1970s language no longer fit for professional use. (My opinion. Your mileage may vary.) - David F Mayer - 1/28/2004 6:06:11 PM
  - It's better than Fortran - Gary - 1/29/2004 4:10:48 AM
    - Our AS400 guru insists that Spirit's problems stem from the fact that it wasn't programmed in COBOL. :-) (n/t) - McFly - 1/31/2004 12:16:01 AM
      - True, on a technicality... - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2004 3:23:06 AM
      - re: Our AS400 guru insists that Spirit's problems stem from the fact that it wasn't programmed in COBOL. :-) - brian gyles - 1/31/2004 1:41:29 AM
- Java and automatic garbage collection...gotta love it! - McFly - 1/28/2004 4:50:57 PM
  - well in regards to testing they failed . - brian gyles - 1/30/2004 3:27:07 AM
    - re: well in regards to testing they failed . - Gary - 1/30/2004 5:00:03 AM

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