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So I think the validity of the observation stands Which observation? That the COBOL-type programmers (and we can add in RPG, and other non-sexy languages as w
by michael_dorfman 17y ago
So I think the validity of the observation stands
Which observation? That the COBOL-type programmers (and we can add in RPG, and other non-sexy languages as well) are isolated from the rest of the industry? Sure. But in-house developers of serious, back-end-heavy apps have always been isolated-- including from each other.
- gdp 17y agoNo, that the reported popularity of COBOL is at odds with the anecdotal evidence.
- michael_dorfman 17y agoI think if you started calling around to banks, hospitals, transport companies, oil companies, old-school manufacturing facilities, etc., and started inquiring about their existing codebases, you'd get a whole other set of anecdotes.
- gdp 17y agoAnd that would be an interesting thing to see a blog post about too!