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[Sté]

Dave Edwards wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-08-28 at 11:18, Sté wrote:
> 
>>>I've never figured out how people can find indenting restrictive
>>>(everyone does it anyway), but not also the requirement to put braces
>>>and semi-colons everywhere.  Oh, well.  They're old-fashioned I guess. 
>>>;)
>>>
>>>Dave.
>>
>>One word:
>>COBOL
>>
>>'nuff said....
> 
> 
> Using COLOL as a response to "old-fashioned" kind of proves my point. 
> Besides, comparing COBOL to Python is akin to comparing a WWI tank to an
> F-18.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave.

I meant that as a response to _why_ people find indenting restrictive 
- it brings back bad memories of COBOL... *still shuddering from the 
memories*
Braces and semi-colons where our salvation from COBOL.
(When I went to CEGEP,  C was taught before COBOL (sink or swim 
policy!)... COBOL's tab-oriented(column) structure was a nightmare 
compared to C's freedom with {,;,})