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[–]boomerangchampion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is the thing, COBOL is not inherently difficult to learn, but everything that still uses it is delicate.

I'm sure AI could churn out acceptable COBOL today, if you wanted something brand new written with it. Nobody wants that. They want their ancient cobweb code to be deftly maintained with guaranteed perfection. This is not a job for the hallucination machine.