Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days ago

If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

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If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 days ago

If you've gotten cash from an ATM, you've interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here's why this old programming language will probably outlive us all.

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Correction: if it works, don’t spend money on it
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  loool, fair point.

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