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Re:COBOL turns 60: why it will outlive us all by godzillabrennus on Thursday October 17, 2019 @10:54PM (#21288275)
Why would they undertake such a massive task if they don’t have the need?

It’s cheaper to pay for training so new hires can write obsolete languages on IBM’s last innovative release (the AS400).

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Re:COBOL turns 60: why it will outlive us all by Nohnce1 on Thursday October 17, 2019 @11:55PM (#21288526)
I work in fintech, and my company is switching over to Java. It's gonna take a few more years, but they are implementing more than legacy code.
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Re:COBOL turns 60: why it will outlive us all by greglindahl on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:19AM (#21288643)
That's exactly why "Java is the new Cobol" is an occasionally-heard slogan.
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