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minus-squareEspiritdescali@futurology.todayOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoShocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example
minus-squareKerb@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agosome people realy turn “never touch a running system” into some holy gospel.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 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-squarevoidx@futurology.todayMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWhere is COBOL being used still?
minus-squareEspiritdescali@futurology.todayOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoMore than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it
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