The use of the floppy disk, which was still used in some government agencies in Japan, has now been scrapped.
  • EspiritdescaliOPMAEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    Shocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      21·
      6 months ago

      I mean TBF there’s a reason people aren’t moving away from COBOL. It does what it needs to do better than other alternatives.

    • voidxMAEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Where is COBOL being used still?

      • EspiritdescaliOPMAEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        More than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it

        • voidxMAEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Oh, that’s crazy. I guess it’s more about the cost/risk of upgrading their core systems rather than the language itself.