COBOL

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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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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I did some COBOL work in the 80s and 90s and could have pumped it up a little on my resume to become a highly-paid COBOL contractor. But the downsides would have been working on financial sofware, in a bank, wearing a suit, using COBOL. So instead I finished out my career doing web dev in shorts and aloha shirts. No regrets at all.