Dynamic languages

[Reid Nichol]

Tom B. wrote:
> I doubt that this is what they mean but a dynamic language is a language
> that is still evolving (Python) as opposed to a dead language (COBOL).
During my "education" at my school of unfortunate choice I had to learn 
the script of the damned... sorry, COBOL.  I learned that it has indeed 
gone through some developments in the past years ie COBOL now is object 
oriented COBOL.

It *should* be dead though, but companies don't want to develope any new 
systems.  So, they fund a programming program at some local college at 
"suggest" that they include it so that they have a work force availible 
to make changes to there system.

That of course doesn't mean that this certain company's COBOL programmer 
lasts on average < 6 months.  Which certainly is the case.  Quite 
frankly I don't know how they last so long.