Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work?

Re:Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work? by tjwebbnorfolk on Monday January 19, 2026 @10:45AM (#46680235)

I think the point is in a banking context, every line of code gets reviewed thoroughly anyway.

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Re:Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work? by hnlmorg on Monday January 19, 2026 @11:01AM (#46680459)

I’d expect every line of code to get reviewed in any organisation.

The difference with AI is that the “prompt engineer” reviews the output, and then the code gets peer reviewed like usual from someone else too.

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Re:Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work? by egorfine on Monday January 19, 2026 @11:19AM (#46680737)

You'd be surprised...

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Re:Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work? by svieira on Monday January 19, 2026 @12:23PM (#46681755)

Would you consider Knight Capital Group[1] a banking context?

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