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		mst on Oct 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BANCStar: Financial Programming Language I wonder how viable it was to write it by hand and still be able to use the editor to modify the simpler parts of the file. "Not being able to mix and match" has always been where I've got stuck (from both directions before now) with other environments.

AzzieElbab on Oct 3, 2021 [–]

I think it was pretty valuable to people who did write bancstar by hand. The value came from either job security or consulting fees

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