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Episode 171 - What Is a 4GL?
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- Advent of Computing
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- Nov 24, 2025
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- 3282
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Summary
Last episode I said that Fourth Generation Languages were a topic for another time. Well... this counts as another time. Today we are trying to figure out what exactly makes a language 4th Generation. Along the way we will see why the term bugs me so much, why 4GLs seem so strange, and how a programmer can increase their productivity by 2,000% (some restrictions apply).