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Mumps is an old language. It was born in the days when a 16-bit address space was the state of the art in minicomputers. It shows its age. I has been called obsolete, ugly, ... It is not a fashionable language. |
Mumps is an old language. It was born in the days when a 16-bit address space was the state of the art in minicomputers. It shows its age. I has been called obsolete, ugly, ... It is not a fashionable language. |
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Most folks don't get past a negative initial impression and |
Most folks don't get past a negative initial impression and appreciate its strengths. |
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Mumps programmers are mostly old and gray haired, retiring and becoming a scarce resource. |
Mumps programmers are mostly old and gray haired, retiring and becoming a scarce resource. |
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The [http://vistaexpertise.net Vista Expertise Network] is teaching Mumps and beginning a mentorship program. |
The [http://vistaexpertise.net Vista Expertise Network] is teaching Mumps and beginning a mentorship program pairing new Mumps programmers with retired Mumps experts. |
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For the OLPC [http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=WorldVistA WorldVistA] project we are using the open source [http://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm GT.M] Mumps compiler. |
For the OLPC [http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=WorldVistA WorldVistA] project we are using the open source [http://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm GT.M] Mumps compiler. |
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Revision as of 06:46, 28 January 2008
Mumps
Mumps is a programming language used primarily in medical and financial information systems.
The back server for VistA the medical information system is written in Mumps.
Mumps is an old language. It was born in the days when a 16-bit address space was the state of the art in minicomputers. It shows its age. I has been called obsolete, ugly, ... It is not a fashionable language.
Most folks don't get past a negative initial impression and appreciate its strengths.
Mumps programmers are mostly old and gray haired, retiring and becoming a scarce resource.
The Vista Expertise Network is teaching Mumps and beginning a mentorship program pairing new Mumps programmers with retired Mumps experts.
For the OLPC WorldVistA project we are using the open source GT.M Mumps compiler.