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It hasn't been the case with Fortran or COBOL, IMO. And both are still used, despite being "dead," to maintain legacy systems that companies can't quite afford

by trebor 15y ago

It hasn't been the case with Fortran or COBOL, IMO. And both are still used, despite being "dead," to maintain legacy systems that companies can't quite afford to replace yet.

ra 15y ago
> ... legacy systems that companies can't quite afford to replace yet. Or rather, have no compelling reason to replace yet. BTW: Many people would be amazed how much ADABAS + Natural still runs in government / banking around the world.