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"Mainframes are old news—and a lot of the code that runs them is just plain old—compared to popular languages such as SQL, JavaScript, and Python and innovation
by tony-allan 7y ago
"Mainframes are old news—and a lot of the code that runs them is just plain old—compared to popular languages such as SQL, JavaScript, and Python and innovations such as cloud computing, mobile apps, and artificial intelligence."
Seriously, the author needs to have a look at the capabilities of a mainframe today. All of those needs can be met today, along with everything else you could possibly want to do.
Checkout https://www.ibm.com/au-en/marketplace/z15 https://www.ibm.com/au-en/marketplace/z15
It is a different approach to thousands of commodity servers and yes it best suits large enterprise customers, but IBM never stooped developing the hardware, operating system and software for customers who require a system with massive throughput and high security.