Zdnet writer: “why is COBOL still around?” Cobol vendor: “well let me tell you how widely it’s still used” Zdnet writer: “k thx.” sends to editor It would’ve

Zdnet writer: “why is COBOL still around?” Cobol vendor: “well let me tell you how widely it’s still used” Zdnet writer: “k thx.” sends to editor It would’ve been way more interesting to get even one customer perspective, say from a bank. Why do they still use COBOL? (Answer: it powers critical infrastructure, it’s risky as hell to migrate, and the benefit isn’t worth the cost right now vs investing elsewhere)