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COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages

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COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages

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Post by jim_lawless » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC

COBOL Is the Asbestos of Programming Languages
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Post by 7xgames » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC

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Post by rdmsr0 » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC

Interesting, I've seen a bunch of people actually praise modern COBOL.

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Post by miiiiiike » Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC

That headline has to be one of Wired’s worst.

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