"Steve Holden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED],..eb.com> wrote: > The trouble there, though, is that although COBOL was comprehensible (to > a degree) relatively few people have the rigor of thought necessary to > construct, or even understand, an algorithm of any kind.
This is true - and in my experience the competent people come in two classes - those that are good at mathematics, and those that are good at languages. If you find someone good at both, employ her. - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list