Cobol

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1. Code written in this language tends to be verbose
2. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread
3. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
4. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
5. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
6. Writing code in this language is a lot of work
7. This language has an annoying syntax
8. I often get angry when writing code in this language
9. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done
10. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer
11. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years
12. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does
13. Code written in this language is very readable
14. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.
15. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language
16. This language is large
17. This language is unusually bad for beginners
18. This language has a strong static type system
19. This language has a very dogmatic community
20. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable
21. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language
22. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.
23. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features
24. This is a high level language
25. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"
26. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"
27. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to
28. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for
29. This is a low level language
30. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood
31. This language is likely to be a passing fad
32. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.
33. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct
34. I usually use this language on projects with many other members
35. This language has a niche in which it is great
36. This language is likely to be around for a very long time
37. This language is best for very large projects
38. This language has a high quality implementation
39. This language has a very coherent design
40. This is a mainstream language
41. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot
42. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.
43. This language is good for numeric computing
44. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity
45. There are many good commercial tools for this language
46. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces
47. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).
48. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement
49. This language is well documented
50. I would use this language for writing embedded programs
51. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else
52. I would use this language for writing server programs
53. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient
54. This language is minimal
55. The resources for learning this language are of high quality
56. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong
57. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.
58. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language
59. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality
60. This language is good for distributed computing
61. This language is expressive
62. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language
63. I know many other people who use this language
64. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.
65. I would list this language on my resume
66. This language is good for beginners
67. This language excels at text processing
68. This language excels at concurrency
69. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others
70. This language would be good for teaching children to write software
71. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project
72. This language excels at symbolic manipulation
73. There are many good open-source tools for this language
74. I usually use this language on solo projects
75. I find code written in this language very elegant
76. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application
77. This language is best for very small projects
78. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later
79. This language is suitable for real-time applications
80. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code
81. Code written in this language tends to be terse
82. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features
83. There are many good tools for this language
84. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time
85. I know this language well
86. This language is good for scientific computing
87. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language
88. This language encourages writing reusable code.
89. I would use this language to write a command-line app
90. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.
91. I enjoy using this language
92. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.
93. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages
94. I find this language easy to prototype in
95. I can imagine using this language in my day job
96. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do
97. I use many applications written in this language
98. I would use this language for a web project
99. I regularly use this language
100. I use this language out of choice
101. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis
102. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform
103. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages
104. I would use this language for mobile applications
105. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.
106. This language has a good community
107. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it
108. I would use this language for casual scripting
109. This language is very flexible
110. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language
111. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer