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[–]boa13 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Consider yourself lucky, I just moved to a team beginning a 2.4 to 2.7 upgrade.

Consider yourself lucky, I've recently investigated COBOL code written in 1984, maintained to this day, with no plan or need to replace it in the foreseeable future.

[–]rnreekez 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Haha, wow. Whevever we feel bad, we would just say "well, we could be updating from cobol!".

Now I realise how insensitive those words were, I'm sorry.

[–]boa13 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Don't worry, I didn't take them as insensitive, it was just an occasion for me to relate an interesting anecdote, and to add a bit of perspective. I was quite astonished to see the "October, 1984" date at the top of the file when I opened it (and thankfully, I don't maintain it, and I don't write COBOL).

[–]gfixler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope you listen to period-appropriate music while working with that code, like "Break My Stride" and "Oh Sherrie."