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by o11c 616 days ago
Report Program Generator, an IBM language from 1959 designed as an alternative to using punch cards.

From a glance ... unlike COBOL which was invented in the same year, it does not seem to be widely hated - possibly it's even well-liked. But since it is a proprietary language exclusive to IBM it is quite unfamiliar outside their silo.