So a young developer inexperienced with COBOL and old computers tries to set up his modern days IDE for it, "laughed hard" (sic) judging it by modern standards,

So a young developer inexperienced with COBOL and old computers tries to set up his modern days IDE for it, "laughed hard" (sic) judging it by modern standards, then publishes a long article to share his misconceptions. Honestly, his "surreal" experience isn't caused by COBOL but his inability to understand a technology in its age and context. Why do we keep sharing content so little informed?