That is what that programmer told me, isn't it? COBOL was designed for a specific purpose, and according to her, having used it for that exact purpose, it gets

That is what that programmer told me, isn't it? COBOL was designed for a specific purpose, and according to her, having used it for that exact purpose, it gets the job done. COBOL seems to be the language hackers love to hate, but there is a reason it is still around. During my training I once had a supervisor who spent years writing reports in RPG on an AS/400. She had interesting stories to tell, but unfortunately, she was always far too busy to actually tell them. :-(