The Inevitable Return of COBOL

Re:The Inevitable Return of COBOL by NotAnOtter on Thursday April 16, 2020 @12:27PM (#22891008)

I've never worked with COBOL. That being said, I find it hard to believe that a selection of existing packages in Python / Node wouldn't cover 95% of what COBOL has to offer.

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Re:The Inevitable Return of COBOL by mikem170 on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:27PM (#22892095)

I gather that one of the values of COBOL is that the typical program runs on mini/mainframe computers with the guarantee from IBM or whoever that the code written in 1970 will still perform on a 2020 computer the exact same way - inputs, outputs, etc.

Python does not have the same commitment or track record.

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