The Real First MUMPS Standard Predates ANSI by a Year
What most histories get wrong about MUMPS's first standard
Most histories claim MUMPS was standardized in 1977 by ANSI, but I discovered the first formal standard was actually the NBS Handbook 118, published in January 1976. To solve the fragmentation of seven incompatible dialects, the MUMPS Development Committee created a unified specification that the U.S. government quickly adopted to protect its investment in medical systems before the slower ANSI ratification process began.
The reader is hereby notified that the language specifications contained in this Standard have been approved by the MUMPS Development Committee.
- odyssey7
If you are a young person, under no circumstances would I recommend that you acccept a job working with MUMPS.
You won’t be able to learn the industry best practices or the modern tools, because MUMPS predates them, and your career will suffer for it.
- NooneAtAll3
primer (https://github.com/rochus-keller/MUMPS/blob/main/docs/MUMPS_...) is an interesting read
I wish someone made something similar for Forth. Too many times I encountered something explained about forth that itself needed explanation for operators
- triyambakam
So... it looks like this was written by Claude. I am less motivated to actually read it.