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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: high level language idea |
| Date | 2015-10-21 19:43 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
| Message-ID | <n08psj31oc8@news6.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
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On 2015-10-21, Bill Cunningham <nospam@nspam.invalid> wrote: > "bert" <bert.hutchings@btinternet.com> wrote in message > news:97d664fb-5efe-4425-8b94-12bbd91f4907@googlegroups.com... > >> On Tuesday, 20 October 2015 22:47:16 UTC+1, Bill Cunningham wrote: >> >>> Is it true that higher language ideas >>> pretty much came from Adm. Grace Hopper? >> >> The contents of the Wikipedia articles indicate that, while >> John Backus's FORTRAN certainly pre-dated COBOL, Hopper's >> ideas which were behind COBOL may have pre-dated Backus. >> >> Both of them were fighting against a strong body of "expert" >> opinion at the time which held that the computer was too >> valuable a resource to waste on generating code; that was >> something which humans could - and should - do, leaving >> the computer time free to actually run the programs. > > Hum. So people were wanting only assembly then? Or the punch cards? > This bit of computer history I'm fuzzy on. Actually, this "too valuable to waste generating code" mindset, when taken to extremes, had some people objecting even to assemblers - they believed that programmers should code directly in machine language. Punch cards themselves weren't the issue - they could hold machine code, assembly language source, or programs written in any high-level language. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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high level language idea "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-20 17:47 -0400
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-21 01:09 +0000
Re: high level language idea "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-21 14:44 -0500
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 13:15 -0700
Re: high level language idea davidmylastname@acm.org (David Griffith) - 2015-10-21 01:16 +0000
Re: high level language idea "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-21 14:26 -0400
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 12:13 -0700
Re: high level language idea "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-21 15:23 -0400
Re: high level language idea bert <bert.hutchings@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-21 03:53 -0700
Re: high level language idea rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-10-21 13:47 +0000
Re: high level language idea "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-21 14:58 +0100
Re: high level language idea Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-21 10:34 -0400
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-21 16:43 +0000
Re: high level language idea rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-10-21 14:46 +0000
Re: high level language idea "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-21 14:29 -0400
Re: high level language idea Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-10-21 14:19 -0500
Re: high level language idea Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2015-10-21 15:24 -0400
Re: high level language idea Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-10-22 14:13 -0500
Re: high level language idea "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-23 09:55 -0500
Re: high level language idea Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-23 11:42 -0400
Re: high level language idea "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-10-23 11:48 -0500
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-23 10:47 -0700
Re: high level language idea Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2015-10-24 21:24 -0500
Re: high level language idea Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2015-10-24 21:14 -0500
Re: high level language idea Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2015-10-25 11:31 -0500
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-25 18:13 +0000
Re: high level language idea Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-10-23 11:20 -0700
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-23 11:45 -0700
Re: high level language idea Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2015-10-24 21:11 -0500
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-27 07:40 -0700
Re: high level language idea Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-10-27 08:30 -0700
Re: high level language idea Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-10-27 09:11 -0700
Re: high level language idea Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 12:52 -0400
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-27 10:22 -0700
Re: high level language idea Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 14:37 -0400
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-27 19:55 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-27 17:46 -0700
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 01:22 +0000
Re: high level language idea jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-28 12:58 +0000
Re: high level language idea "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-28 13:59 +0000
Re: high level language idea jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-29 13:55 +0000
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-29 14:28 +0000
Re: high level language idea "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 05:06 +1100
Re: high level language idea pechter@S20.pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2015-10-29 19:55 +0000
Re: high level language idea Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2015-10-29 14:21 -0600
Re: high level language idea pechter@S20.pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) - 2015-10-29 19:50 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-28 07:33 -0700
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 16:58 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-28 10:10 -0700
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 20:08 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-28 13:58 -0700
Re: high level language idea "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-27 15:53 -0500
Re: high level language idea - TTF Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 17:11 -0400
Re: high level language idea - TTF scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-28 13:24 +0000
Re: high level language idea - TTF hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-28 07:37 -0700
Re: high level language idea - TTF Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 16:58 +0000
Re: high level language idea - TTF Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-28 15:10 -0400
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 01:22 +0000
Re: high level language idea Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-10-28 08:04 -0700
Re: high level language idea Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 11:34 -0400
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-27 10:14 -0700
Re: high level language idea Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 14:30 -0400
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-27 19:29 +0000
Re: high level language idea Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 16:57 -0400
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-27 21:50 +0000
Re: high level language idea Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-27 17:58 -0400
Re: high level language idea Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-28 09:04 +0000
Re: high level language idea "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-10-28 09:42 +0000
Re: high level language idea Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2015-10-28 14:55 -0400
Re: high level language idea Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2015-10-28 15:02 -0400
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-28 19:15 +0000
Re: high level language idea Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2015-10-28 13:25 -0600
Re: high level language idea Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-28 17:54 -0400
Re: high level language idea Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-28 19:19 +0000
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 21:09 +0000
Re: high level language idea scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-28 13:36 +0000
Re: high level language idea Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-28 17:54 +0000
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-28 20:08 +0000
Re: high level language idea "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-28 17:54 -0500
Re: high level language idea Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2015-11-13 16:05 -0500
Re: high level language idea Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-13 17:20 -0500
Re: high level language idea Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-11-15 08:14 -0500
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-27 19:55 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-27 18:00 -0700
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 12:21 -0700
Re: high level language idea "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-21 15:25 -0400
Re: high level language idea "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-10-21 17:14 -0400
Re: high level language idea jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-22 12:51 +0000
Re: high level language idea Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-21 17:56 -0400
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-21 19:43 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 13:09 -0700
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-22 02:52 +0000
Re: high level language idea "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-23 16:04 -0500
Re: high level language idea Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-10-28 20:19 -0400
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 07:35 -0700
Re: high level language idea Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-21 19:43 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 13:00 -0700
Re: high level language idea Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-10-21 13:35 -0700
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 13:50 -0700
Re: high level language idea Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-21 17:56 -0400
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-22 07:22 -0700
Re: high level language idea John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> - 2015-10-24 00:42 +0000
Re: high level language idea hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-24 20:26 -0700
Re: high level language idea "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-25 18:36 -0500
Re: high level language idea Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2015-10-21 15:31 -0700
Re: high level language idea Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2015-11-20 17:17 -0500
Re: high level language idea Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2015-11-20 17:00 -0500
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-11-20 22:20 +0000
Re: high level language idea Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-11-21 08:35 -0500
Re: high level language idea "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-23 16:00 -0500
Re: high level language idea Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-10-23 21:07 +0000
Re: high level language idea Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2015-11-20 17:31 -0500
Re: high level language idea Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-11-25 11:28 -0800
Re: high level language idea Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2015-12-22 14:00 -0500
Re: high level language idea Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-12-22 11:43 -0800
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