Converting from COBOL is often prohibitively expensive, given the massive size of the systems they run. When I mentioned that a system could have hundreds or thousands of jobs, I also should have mentioned that a company can have hundreds or thousands of systems. We did.

So what is COBOL's "place?" It's for companies who have to walk because they can't afford to buy a car. Why is IBM, the makers of the Big Iron that COBOL usually runs on, banking on Linux? Because new companies aren't choosing COBOL. COBOL is dying a sad, slow, but much deserved death.

COBOL is walking, modern languages are driving. COBOL is the horse and buggy up against the automobile. It's the dinosaur vs. the mammal.

For those Monks who are curious as to the genesis of this discussion, check out Perl: Survival of the Fittest.

In reply to RE: Intended use and unintended use. An insight into design. (Continued) by Ovid
in thread Intended use and unintended use. An insight into design. by JanneVee

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