fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIBM’s generative AI tool aims to refactor ancient COBOL code for its mainframesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down12cross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
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minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·1 year agoI have a hunch the entire financial system secretly runs on COBOL
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoIt’s not a secret. Those are highly coveted, high paying programming jobs.
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI’ve heard crazy stories about people getting an annual salary for very few days work a year
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoI remember the UK govt asking the banking industry if their systems could handle negative interest rates. Was a hard no, lol.
I have a hunch the entire financial system secretly runs on COBOL
It’s not a secret. Those are highly coveted, high paying programming jobs.
I’ve heard crazy stories about people getting an annual salary for very few days work a year
“secretly”
I remember the UK govt asking the banking industry if their systems could handle negative interest rates. Was a hard no, lol.