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COBOL (common business-oriented language) is an English-like programming language designed for business use.

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US banks rely on a 65-year-old programming language; companies are paying a premium for developers who know it (m.economictimes.com)

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[–] Feyd@programming.dev 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I always read this, but if you look at jobs it doesn't seem like they actually pay a premium? I don't give a fuck what I work on and would do COBOL for a premium but I think these articles are more marketing than reality.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

They just want to fire the expensive and experienced COBOL consultants. But they need scabs first.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

yeah I agree here. they did in the 90's when a lot had to deal with y2k but I don't think they do much beyond that.