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On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:14:04 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> PL/I was IBM’s attempt at a Grand Unification of both “business” and
> “scientific” programming in one language. If you thought C++ programming
> was full of surprises when your program did unexpected things, PL/I
> invented the whole genre of “surprise-ridden programming language”

IBM was always so modest. Programming Language One. A Programming 
Language.