COBOL was never "hip". It existed to do work, not to excite or entertain. It's the parcel van of languages -- not a Tesla, nor even an SUV. But for a lot of ne

COBOL was never "hip". It existed to do work, not to excite or entertain. It's the parcel van of languages -- not a Tesla, nor even an SUV. But for a lot of needs over the past 50 years(!), that parcel van does a reliable job.