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Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in... by gaius on Thursday October 04, 2018 @11:58AM (#18141047)
why is COBOL so prevalent in the finance sector? It can't seriously be SO GOOD as to be completely un-replacable?

To use hip modern buzzwords, it’s a DSL. In addition, it runs on hardware specifically designed around its idioms.

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