It's a COBOL joke. (And a bad one at that) ADD 1 TO X GIVING Y is COBOL's way of...

		groby_b on Nov 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anic -- Faster than C, Safer than Java, Simpler th... It's a COBOL joke. (And a bad one at that) ADD 1 TO X GIVING Y is COBOL's way of saying y=x+1 ADD 1 TO COBOL GIVING COBOL is COBOL=COBOL+1. Or COBOL++ :)