COBOL Programming Language
Discussions revolve around COBOL's history, ongoing relevance in business and legacy systems, modern implementations, calls to learn it, and humorous or nostalgic references.
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COBOL isn't older than all of us!
Might be time to learn cobol ... shudder.
Modern Cobol isn't the COBOL of the 1950s.
Let's not forget COBOL on COGShttp://www.coboloncogs.org/HOME.HTM
COBOL was the same, wasn't it?
The essence of COBOL, right there.
Your description reminds me of Cobol.
Have you tried COBOL ON COGS?http://www.coboloncogs.org/INDEX.HTM
Yeah, let's bring back COBOL
Are people still using it? I thought COBOL is extinct like dinosaurs