one rule of internet discourse: every time cobol is back in the news, i am required to share this brilliant piece from @histoftech.bsky.social https://logicmag.io/care/built-to-last/
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oh thank you so much, sara! means a lot coming from you. I still remember fondly that directed readings course with you and luce and all the great discussions we had.
This is an amazing article. I always thought about COBOL as a old archaic language known by a handful of wizards, but to learn it was crippled by patriarchy and actually still a robust and important coding system globally was fascinating!
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