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minus-squareEspiritdescaliOPMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoShocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example
minus-squareKerb@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agosome people realy turn “never touch a running system” into some holy gospel.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoI mean TBF there’s a reason people aren’t moving away from COBOL. It does what it needs to do better than other alternatives.
minus-squareEspiritdescaliOPMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoMore than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it
minus-squarevoidxMAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoOh, that’s crazy. I guess it’s more about the cost/risk of upgrading their core systems rather than the language itself.
Shocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example
some people realy turn “never touch a running system” into some holy gospel.
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.
Where is COBOL being used still?
More than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it
Oh, that’s crazy. I guess it’s more about the cost/risk of upgrading their core systems rather than the language itself.