theoldgit

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   by theoldgit 2y ago

   That was always it's strength. I started programming in 1976, trained in COBOL and ICL PLAN, used punched cards, and mop terminals once we got out of training. 100% of our programs were batch programs. There was a huge bias towards rea
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   by theoldgit 3y ago

   Capitalism without competition isn't capitalism; it's exploitation without competition, innovation is slowly strangled if there is no free market, the wealth in the market accretes upwards to those who control the market; i.e. tho
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   by theoldgit 3y ago

   I tend to agree. I have been working in IT for 48 years and it is not at all uncommon to come across developers who have a very narrow and niche view of software development. I have had the privilege to work with a wide range of architects
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   by theoldgit 8y ago

   when I was programming in the 70s and 80s (in the UK), the term systems programmer applied to those people involved in the configuration, tuning, management of software such as CICS, MVS, and their equivalents on other hardware bases. I wor