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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The Death of COBOL
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 21:04:44 -0000 (UTC)
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On 4 Oct 2024 20:15:52 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> https://wumpus-cave.net/post/2024/10/2024-10-01-death-of-cobol/index.html
> 
> It's a photocopy of a 1992 article proclaiming the demise.

You know how they call Latin a “dead” language?

COBOL is the same.