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Latest revision as of 07:44, 1 January 2023
Context: "MUMPS - I never want to look at a line of code in this language ever again. I'd rather write in straight 6502 assembly."
Response
"MUMPS ("Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System"),
Imperative programming language with integrated database
Developed at Massachusetts General Hospital for managing hospital laboratory information systems.
MUMPS @ Wikipedia
Critical application software developed by a hospital. the very idea causes me to shudder with bone-chilling dread.
No offense against hospitals. But in my experience, software must never be developed by ... what shall we call them? "Civilians" ? "Non-tech end-users" ?
In the News
"Database Database" is an English language computer science nursery rhyme.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Post @ Twitter (1 January 2023)
- MUMPS @ Wikipedia