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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: 30 Sep 2024 07:26:35 GMT
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On Sun, 29 Sep 2024 22:38:25 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

>    Have NO idea what PayPal/EBay/etc use. If they're smart they'll kinda
>    HIDE that. Whatever it is, it's probably translated into 'C' at some
>    point to build the final executables.

Assuming PayPal etc lasts 30 years do you think they will have at some 
point rewritten their entire codebase in the flavor of the day or will 
UseNet in 2054 be talking about the ugly, obsolete patched up mess?