Redditor writes to Google in C++ requesting fiber, Google responds in Java (reddit.com) 7 points by hmsimha 12y ago ↗ HN
[–] gregsq 12y ago ↗ Oh fun. Chuckled at the COBOL snippet.001300 IF WANT-FIBER = 'Y' AND GOOD-FIT = 'Y' THEN001400 MOVE 'FIBER' TO PORTLAND001500 MOVE 'GOODBYE' TO COMCAST001600 ELSE001700 MOVE 'SAD' TO PORTLAND001800 MOVE 'PAYCHECK' TO COMCAST001900 END-IF.002000 STOP RUN. [–] mindcrime 12y ago ↗ I'm tempted to see if I can remember enough RPG/400 to whip up the RPG version (but pro Triangle, NC, not Portland).
[–] mindcrime 12y ago ↗ I'm tempted to see if I can remember enough RPG/400 to whip up the RPG version (but pro Triangle, NC, not Portland).
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 13.6 ms ] thread001300 IF WANT-FIBER = 'Y' AND GOOD-FIT = 'Y' THEN
001400 MOVE 'FIBER' TO PORTLAND
001500 MOVE 'GOODBYE' TO COMCAST
001600 ELSE
001700 MOVE 'SAD' TO PORTLAND
001800 MOVE 'PAYCHECK' TO COMCAST
001900 END-IF.
002000 STOP RUN.