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The 65-year-old computer system at the heart of American business

The 65-year-old computer system at the heart of American business

Released Monday, 15th April 2024
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The 65-year-old computer system at the heart of American business

The 65-year-old computer system at the heart of American business

The 65-year-old computer system at the heart of American business

The 65-year-old computer system at the heart of American business

Monday, 15th April 2024
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The programming language known as COBOL turns 65 this year. We couldn’t help noticing that’s right around retirement age, but COBOL is nowhere near retirement. It remains a mainstay of IT operations at U.S. government agencies, businesses and financial institutions. Yet the programming language, which is older than the Beatles, is no longer taught at most universities. Glenn Fleishman is a freelance tech journalist who has written about this aging slab of digital infrastructure. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali asked him whether our continuing reliance on COBOL is a problem.

 

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