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I appreciate your feedback. But I agree with the other poster's comment that the reference to COBOL is a shorthand way of indicating that it's antiquated. Ways
by mcbishop 5y ago
I appreciate your feedback. But I agree with the other poster's comment that the reference to COBOL is a shorthand way of indicating that it's antiquated. Ways this manifests for the user are evident enough (e.g. 2-3 day ACH transfers).
The idea that Musk only thinks COBOL sucks is because it's old... well, most of Tesla's self-driving code is written in C (invented in the '70s).
Overall, I maintain that Musk's opinion is at least relevant. PayPal was disruptive to the financial industry, and Musk was very technically engaged there.
Like the OP, I'm not a Musk fanboy. But I appreciate his perspectives and contributions. Maybe any ire would be better directed towards corporate raiders that aren't manufacturing anything valuable for society, etc.