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COBOL / ADA etc are very old languages but it doesn't mean they're bad languages. the only major 'risk' I can think of about them is talent pipeline. DOGE wan
by dzonga 2y ago
COBOL / ADA etc are very old languages but it doesn't mean they're bad languages.
the only major 'risk' I can think of about them is talent pipeline.
DOGE wants to rewrite in a few months using Java lol. If it was Ruby maybe like MAYBe.
- nine_k 2y agoCan't say about Cobol, but Ada is actively developed, actively used, and has one of the best provable correctness toolsets/extensions in the industry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARK_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARK_(programming_language)
- Jtsummers 2y agoCobol also has a recent standard update (2023). It's still not popular outside of its niche, but the people using it aren't just sticking with ancient versions (though they also do that).