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Re:A Minecraft server written in COBOL by guytv on Thursday December 26, 2024 @06:15AM (#42514538)
This is Awesome.

For my high school graduation project, I wrote a full COBOL system to automate soccer betting odds. Long past its prime, but my school hadn’t quite caught up with the times.

It was hilariously out of place, but I loved every line of it. There’s something oddly satisfying about a language that whispers, “Remember punched cards?” as you type.

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Re:A Minecraft server written in COBOL by Konohamaru on Sunday December 29, 2024 @11:16PM (#42546428)
It's really type resonant that you used COBOL (IN ALL CAPS) for your high school project. Makes for good high school memorabilia. I hope you used Greek gods for all of your variable names.
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