Tbone on Nostr: Today I learned: The IRS and Social security administration in the US still runs on ...
Today I learned:
The IRS and Social security administration in the US still runs on COBOL, a programming language mostly abandoned since the late 70s.
COBOL is no longer taught in any substantial way at any college or university institutions.
The nerds that are maintaining these systems are geriatrics.
This is fine 😬
The IRS and Social security administration in the US still runs on COBOL, a programming language mostly abandoned since the late 70s.
COBOL is no longer taught in any substantial way at any college or university institutions.
The nerds that are maintaining these systems are geriatrics.
This is fine 😬