Robert Mills <[log in to unmask]> bemoans:

> Don't you just love it when someone sends you a website address without
any
> explanation :^)
>
> Has anybody managed to get a response? I've tries several times and IE5
just
> tells me that the page is unavailable.
>
> Regards,
> Robert W.Mills (Windsong Services)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Ashton [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 7:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CobolScript
>
>
> http://www.cobolscript.com/

I was able to get the page to come up, but wasn't overwhelmed by their
product described as "a scalable, cross-platform interpreted programming
language and development environment. CobolScript makes internet and
intranet development accessible and practical for development teams that are
either unfamiliar or dissatisfied with other internet development
alternatives."

It is unclear from the web page whether CobolScript is somehow related to
the COBOL language, but one can assume that it is and that is why they
promise

"Your development teams will adapt quickly to CobolScript development
without the prohibitive training expenses or effort required with languages
like Java® or Perl."

and

"...you'll shift quickly and smoothly to internet development with
CobolScript, rather than needlessly focusing your energies on 'paradigm
shifts' or on other trivia that provide no net benefit or skills enhancement
to you."


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