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Nothing really, but I imagine a COBOL compiler (and possibly a runtime/execution environment) that still gets updated doesn't come cheap anymore. If I were writ
by jamesfinlayson 5y ago
Nothing really, but I imagine a COBOL compiler (and possibly a runtime/execution environment) that still gets updated doesn't come cheap anymore.
If I were writing a new banking host today I'd write it in Java or C# and be hopeful that the tech will have a longer shelf life than COBOL.
- IncRnd 5y agoAs far as I know GNU COBOL is free. At least that's what I saw when running jsfiddle for COBOL. https://www.jdoodle.com/execute-cobol-online/ https://www.jdoodle.com/execute-cobol-online/
- jamesfinlayson 5y agoAh right - I've never used COBOL but I thought IBM had a compiler and tools and I didn't think it would be free by any stretch.