My mom learned COBOL while she was getting a degree in accounting; according to her, the language is such a clear mapping from narrative jargon usage in account

My mom learned COBOL while she was getting a degree in accounting; according to her, the language is such a clear mapping from narrative jargon usage in accounting and bookkeeping that she was using features her class hadn't covered, in test solutions, without realizing it, until her teacher asked if she was studying outside materials. My conclusion was, if ever I want to do business data (transaction) processing, I'll learn it. I also programmed a mainframe, with JCL on punch cards, in assembler and PL/1, in college; I'm glad I did; without that experience it might be hard to appreciate how radical and revolutionary unix was.