The wages of software

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" ?

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

External links

• Post @ Twitter (1 January 2023)

• MUMPS @ Wikipedia