From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 11/30/2025 4:04 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   > On 11/30/2025 2:21 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> I would deem MUMPS obsolete as well today even though it is still   
   >> used in healthcare and a little bit in finance.   
   >   
   > This is sort of OK:   
   >   
   > test()   
   >    for i=1:1:3 do   
   >      . write "Hi from Mumps!",!   
   >    quit   
   >   
   > But if we abbreviate commands as Mumps allow then it becomes   
   > practically unreadable for those not knowing Mumps:   
   >   
   > test2()   
   >    f i=1:1:3 d   
   >      . w "Hi from Mumps!",!   
   >    q   
      
   The selling point is the automatic persistence of global   
   variables:   
      
   $ type globinit.m   
   globinit()   
      set ^v=0   
      set ^m("xyz")="ABC"   
      quit   
   $ mumps globinit   
   $ link globinit   
   $ run globinit   
   $ type glob.m   
   glob()   
      set ^v=^v+1   
      write ^v,!   
      set ^m("xyz")=^m("xyz")_"."   
      write ^m("xyz"),!   
      quit   
   $ mumps glob   
   $ link glob   
   $ run glob   
   1   
   ABC.   
      
   $ run glob   
   2   
   ABC..   
      
   $ run glob   
   3   
   ABC...   
      
   Arne   
      
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