sdfhininio

I don't think this article is fair. It is certainly the case that badmouthing COBOL for its age would be irrational, but I don't think that's what anyone is actually saying. People wouldn't react the same way in the system were written in C or LISP. COBOL has a reputation for being clunky and inexpressive and primitive for reasons other than its age.

Perhaps some popular articles dismissed COBOL for its age. No programmer worth their salt would do so.

(I can't say whether or not COBOL deserves its reputation, and given how many reliable systems are written in COBOL I doubt it is fair to blame it for the failures of this website.)