User:Gerard Schildberger: Difference between revisions

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{{mylang|HPL|(a PL/I subset) ~~&nbsdp;~~ one of the early authors}}

{{mylang|IBM assembler and macros (360, 370)|was proficient, now just good}}

{{mylang|IBM 407 plugboard|good enough to get a job when 407s come back}}

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Funniest thing I ever read in an   ''The IBM Journal''   article.

<big> BPL </big>   ─── (Basic Programming Language)   was a Honeywell developed subset of the IBM PL/I language   (I was one of a dozen or so programmers/authors).

<big> BPL </big>   ─── (Basic Programming Language)   was a Honeywell   (co-developed with a Japanese company)   developed subset of the IBM PL/I language   (I was one of a dozen or so programmers/authors at Honeywell).

<big> HPL </big>   ─── (Honeywell Programming Language)   was a subset of PL/I   (similar to above)   and was to be used for Honeywell's new computer   (code name unknown)   ───   it was never built, but from what I could glean from the specs, it would have used HPL as it's native [machine] language and seemed to have some of the characteristics of IBM's '''FS''' system   (and apparently, suffered the same fate). '''FS''' = '''F'''uture '''S'''ystem.

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<big> Kingston FORTRAN II </big>   ─── (locally called FORTRAN 2.5)   was for the IBM 1620 with a lot of FORTRAN IV capability.   It supported floating point arithmetic even if the (optional) hardware feature for floating point wasn't installed.

<big> Viatron FORTRAN IV </big>   ─── was the FORTRAN compiler for the Viatron home computer   (I was one of the CUC authors of the compiler and libraries; CUC was the ''Computer Usage Company'', at that time, the oldest software company in the USA)   and had it's fingers in writing some of the routines for IBM's TSS,   which enabled CUC to write the first non─IBM book on writing/coding assembler for the IBM/360.

<big> Viatron FORTRAN IV </big>   ─── was the FORTRAN compiler for the Viatron home computer   (I was one of the CUC authors of the compiler and libraries;   CUC was the ''Computer Usage Company'',   at that time,   the oldest software company in the USA)   and had it's fingers in writing some of the routines for IBM's TSS,   which enabled CUC to write the first non─IBM book on writing/coding assembler for the IBM/360.

I also update the   [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Code (English) Wikipedia page for   <big>''Rosetta Code''</big>]   from time to time.

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 {{mylang|APL|wrote two programs, but I can't read them}}
 {{mylang|BASIC|good}}
-{{mylang|BASIC (other flavors)|so so}}
+{{mylang|BASIC (and other flavors)|so so}}
-{{mylang|BPL|(a PL/I subset) &nbsp; one of the authors}}
+{{mylang|BPL (a PL/I subset)|one of the authors}}
 {{mylang|C|middling}}
 {{mylang|C sharp|less then C|C#}}
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 {{mylang|GML|pretty good, wrote several CMS tomes in it}}
 {{mylang|GPSS|ok, but mostly forgotten}}
-{{mylang|HPL|(a PL/I subset) &nbsdp; one of the early authors}}
+{{mylang|HPL (a PL/I subset)|one of the early authors}}
 {{mylang|HTML|mostly, monkey see, monkey do}}
 {{mylang|IBM assembler and macros (360, 370)|was proficient, now just good}}
 {{mylang|IBM 407 plugboard|good enough to get a job when 407s come back}}
 {{mylang|IRAP|author}}
-{{mylang|Java|poor, but dangerous (gun, foot)}}
+{{mylang|Java|poor, but dangerous (big gun, large feet)}}
 {{mylang|JavaScript|see the program below}}
 {{mylang|JCL|good}}
 {{mylang|JOVIAL|used it thrice}}
-{{mylang|KEXX|proficient}}
+{{mylang|KEDIT macros|very good}}
-{{mylang|Kingston FORTRAN II|proficient}}
+{{mylang|KEXX (REXX under KEDIT)|proficient}}
+{{mylang|Kingston FORTRAN II (for IBM 1620)|proficient}}
 {{mylang|Lisp|was so-so, but now, not so much}}
 {{mylang|Modula-2|very rusty}}
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 {{mylang|Snobol|was ok, but non-functional}}
 {{mylang|SQL|not so good anymore}}
-{{mylang|Viatron FORTRAN IV|was one of the authors}}
+{{mylang|Viatron FORTRAN IV|was one of the authors at CUC}}
+{{mylang|XEDIT macros|very good}}
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 <br>Funniest thing I ever read in an &nbsp; ''The&nbsp;IBM&nbsp;Journal'' &nbsp; article. <br><br><br>
-<big> BPL </big> &nbsp; ─── (<u>B</u>asic <u>P</u>rogramming <u>L</u>anguage) &nbsp; was a Honeywell developed subset of the IBM PL/I language &nbsp; (I was one of a dozen or so programmers/authors). <br><br><br>
+<big> BPL </big> &nbsp; ─── (<u>B</u>asic <u>P</u>rogramming <u>L</u>anguage) &nbsp; was a Honeywell &nbsp; (co-developed with a Japanese company) &nbsp; developed subset of the IBM PL/I language &nbsp; (I was one of a dozen or so programmers/authors at Honeywell). <br><br><br>
 <big> HPL </big> &nbsp; ─── (<u>H</u>oneywell <u>P</u>rogramming <u>L</u>anguage) &nbsp; was a subset of PL/I &nbsp; (similar to above) &nbsp; and was to be used for Honeywell's new computer &nbsp; (code name unknown) &nbsp; ─── &nbsp; it was never built, but from what I could glean from the specs, it would have used HPL as it's native [machine] language and seemed to have some of the characteristics of IBM's&nbsp;'''FS''' system &nbsp; (and apparently, suffered the same fate). <br>'''FS''' = '''F'''uture '''S'''ystem. <br><br><br>
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 <big> Kingston FORTRAN II </big> &nbsp; ─── (locally called FORTRAN&nbsp;2.5) &nbsp; was for the IBM&nbsp;1620 with a lot of FORTRAN&nbsp;IV capability. &nbsp; It supported floating point arithmetic even if the (optional) hardware feature for floating point wasn't installed. <br><br><br>
-<big> Viatron FORTRAN IV </big> &nbsp; ─── was the FORTRAN compiler for the Viatron home computer &nbsp; (I was one of the CUC authors of the compiler and libraries; CUC was the ''Computer Usage Company'', at that time, the oldest software company in the USA) &nbsp; and had it's fingers in writing some of the routines for IBM's&nbsp;TSS, &nbsp; which enabled CUC to write the first non─IBM book on writing/coding assembler for the IBM/360. <br><br><br>
+<big> Viatron FORTRAN IV </big> &nbsp; ─── was the FORTRAN compiler for the Viatron home computer &nbsp; (I was one of the CUC authors of the compiler and libraries; &nbsp; CUC was the ''Computer Usage Company'', &nbsp; at that time, &nbsp; the oldest software company in the USA) &nbsp; and had it's fingers in writing some of the routines for IBM's&nbsp;TSS, &nbsp; which enabled CUC to write the first non─IBM book on writing/coding assembler for the IBM/360. <br><br><br>
 I also update the &nbsp; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Code <u> (English) Wikipedia page for &nbsp; <big>''Rosetta&nbsp;Code''</big></u>] &nbsp; from time to time.