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Language peer sets for PL/B:
United States
United States/1972
Designed 1972
1970s languages
Third generation
High Cold War
Genus Other DPLs
Other DPLs
Data processing
Close mapping
Other DPLs/1972
Data processing/1972
Close mapping/1972
Other DPLs/United States
Data processing/United States
Close mapping/United States

PL/B(ID:590/plb002)

Programming language for Business 

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1972
Published: 1972
Genus: Other DPLs


originally developed in 1972 as DATABUS(R), is currently the primary business language for over 250,000 workstations in over 40 countries and is supported by at least nine independent compiler companies on a broad range of hardware and OS. It supports highly interactive business applications programming in individual and shared network environment. It has been developed to be easily learned in shorter time frames and by less experienced personel than a majority of other standard languages. The language structure lends itself not only to easy code generation, but also to easy automated code analysis and reengineering for future business programming environment.

No relation to PL/I as Javascript is no relation to JAVA


Related languages
DATABUS PL/B   Evolution of
DATABUS PL/B   Renaming

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