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Re:The problem might not be COBOL by arp242 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @05:33AM (#23800761)
I think good developers don't really care so much about which language they work with, but rather care about solving interesting problems.

The language is just at tool; being fixated on OCaml or Haskell or whatnot seems like mistaking a tool for a goal.

I'd love the opportunity to work one of these applications. It's different from anything I've done before and all other things being equal is certainly seems more interesting than working on the 6162th ride hailing app or some ad-tech meaningless nonsense.

It also just so happens to be written in COBOL.

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Re:The problem might not be COBOL by earthboundkid on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:19PM (#23814849)
There are different kinds of developers. Some like solving problems and wouldn’t be bothered by COBOL. Others are more aesthetically motivated.

https://blog.carlmjohnson.net/post/2017/what-kind-of-program...

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