mesamune@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 25 days agoThe World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore (COBOL History lesson)www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaretisktisk@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agohow to obtain this ‘last person that knows cobol’ title with whatever language goes extinct next?
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoyou could just learn cobol. it’s not going anywhere, unfortunately
minus-squaremesamune@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoAs someone who has worked with it, it’s not too bad. Lots of $$ if you know someone. The biggest issue (that she goes into), is the lack of context. Why is the thing doing what it is doing is the hardest part
how to obtain this ‘last person that knows cobol’ title with whatever language goes extinct next?
you could just learn cobol. it’s not going anywhere, unfortunately
As someone who has worked with it, it’s not too bad. Lots of $$ if you know someone.
The biggest issue (that she goes into), is the lack of context. Why is the thing doing what it is doing is the hardest part