Pulling long-retired Cobol and Assembly language programmers back into work.
November 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Pulling long-retired Cobol and Assembly language programmers back into work.
So COBOL is a programming language from the 60s and a /lot/ of banking systems are mainframes running COBOL apps. The majority of COBOL devs are likely retired
These systems never went away and there was especially huge demand for COBOL devs in the run up to Y2K when lots of systems were at risk
These systems never went away and there was especially huge demand for COBOL devs in the run up to Y2K when lots of systems were at risk
November 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
So COBOL is a programming language from the 60s and a /lot/ of banking systems are mainframes running COBOL apps. The majority of COBOL devs are likely retired
These systems never went away and there was especially huge demand for COBOL devs in the run up to Y2K when lots of systems were at risk
These systems never went away and there was especially huge demand for COBOL devs in the run up to Y2K when lots of systems were at risk
Once the bubble pops and the price of AI goes through the roof, people who retained their ability to code without AI are going to be in demand the same way COBOL programmers were in the 90s and 00s
November 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Once the bubble pops and the price of AI goes through the roof, people who retained their ability to code without AI are going to be in demand the same way COBOL programmers were in the 90s and 00s
Wir hatten den Running Gag:
1980: Das Ende von COBOL wird vorausgesagt.
1990: Das Ende von COBOL wird angekündigt.
2000: Das Ende von COBOL ist nahe.
2010: Die Lines of Code von COBOL erreichen neuen Höchststand.
1980: Das Ende von COBOL wird vorausgesagt.
1990: Das Ende von COBOL wird angekündigt.
2000: Das Ende von COBOL ist nahe.
2010: Die Lines of Code von COBOL erreichen neuen Höchststand.
November 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Wir hatten den Running Gag:
1980: Das Ende von COBOL wird vorausgesagt.
1990: Das Ende von COBOL wird angekündigt.
2000: Das Ende von COBOL ist nahe.
2010: Die Lines of Code von COBOL erreichen neuen Höchststand.
1980: Das Ende von COBOL wird vorausgesagt.
1990: Das Ende von COBOL wird angekündigt.
2000: Das Ende von COBOL ist nahe.
2010: Die Lines of Code von COBOL erreichen neuen Höchststand.
La que lió cuando metió las zarpas en el Tesoro y no entendía COBOL. Fue épico.
October 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
La que lió cuando metió las zarpas en el Tesoro y no entendía COBOL. Fue épico.
"Pinzitas" é contra os terminais Vax e suponho que também quererá substituir COBOL por algo que cague a IA.
November 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
"Pinzitas" é contra os terminais Vax e suponho que também quererá substituir COBOL por algo que cague a IA.
En las bambalinas del sistema bancario hay miles de programas escritos en COBOL
COBOL lo estudié yo en 1990 y ya entonces se veía obsoleto
Pero ya ves, ahí sigue
COBOL lo estudié yo en 1990 y ya entonces se veía obsoleto
Pero ya ves, ahí sigue
October 30, 2026 at 9:39 PM
En las bambalinas del sistema bancario hay miles de programas escritos en COBOL
COBOL lo estudié yo en 1990 y ya entonces se veía obsoleto
Pero ya ves, ahí sigue
COBOL lo estudié yo en 1990 y ya entonces se veía obsoleto
Pero ya ves, ahí sigue
Que nadie le hable de COBOL al señor de los Invizimals
October 31, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Que nadie le hable de COBOL al señor de los Invizimals
Un día pincitas se enterará de que gran parte de las operaciones bancarias se basan en sistemas COBOL de hace sesenta años -que nadie tiene huevos a migrar porque son sólidos como una roca- y le dará un jamacuco.
October 30, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Un día pincitas se enterará de que gran parte de las operaciones bancarias se basan en sistemas COBOL de hace sesenta años -que nadie tiene huevos a migrar porque son sólidos como una roca- y le dará un jamacuco.
Digo yo que si la Humanidad le dedicó nada más y nada menos que doce colonias a COBOL, sería por algo.
November 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Digo yo que si la Humanidad le dedicó nada más y nada menos que doce colonias a COBOL, sería por algo.
Eso era COBOL, lo confundí con el MS DOS soy mu biejo
October 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Eso era COBOL, lo confundí con el MS DOS soy mu biejo
Do you speak COBOL? FORTRAN? PYTHON?
They're not a subset of human languages. Computers aren't really speaking or talking to each other. A bunch of zeros & ones are turning on and off in a programmed pattern.
They're not a subset of human languages. Computers aren't really speaking or talking to each other. A bunch of zeros & ones are turning on and off in a programmed pattern.
November 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Do you speak COBOL? FORTRAN? PYTHON?
They're not a subset of human languages. Computers aren't really speaking or talking to each other. A bunch of zeros & ones are turning on and off in a programmed pattern.
They're not a subset of human languages. Computers aren't really speaking or talking to each other. A bunch of zeros & ones are turning on and off in a programmed pattern.
You might a well rewrite everything in COBOL... You'll have more support that way.
November 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
You might a well rewrite everything in COBOL... You'll have more support that way.
[some-subscribed-rss] New Post: COBOL, by Lambert Strether https://thejackpot.blog/node/COBOL
November 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
[some-subscribed-rss] New Post: COBOL, by Lambert Strether https://thejackpot.blog/node/COBOL
Joder, yo estuve en el efecto 2000 y el cambio al euro y todo era COBOL. Y siguen con COBOL con bases de datos DB2 Y DL1. Sistemas mainframe, con CISC.
October 31, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Joder, yo estuve en el efecto 2000 y el cambio al euro y todo era COBOL. Y siguen con COBOL con bases de datos DB2 Y DL1. Sistemas mainframe, con CISC.
"Software dev" ranges from C++ game engine doofuses like me playing a complex game of blackbox Jenga to codeslingers pissing shitty JS for an app you don't care about to COBOL old heads pulled out of retirement three times over to keep the banks running to so many more.
But sure. Generalize.
But sure. Generalize.
October 31, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"Software dev" ranges from C++ game engine doofuses like me playing a complex game of blackbox Jenga to codeslingers pissing shitty JS for an app you don't care about to COBOL old heads pulled out of retirement three times over to keep the banks running to so many more.
But sure. Generalize.
But sure. Generalize.
#indubiopitorreo #justiciadeparte #latoganostra #quetevoteelnarcodelbote
Je, je, díselo al sistema bancario, que sigue utilizando el lenguaje COBOL, que fue desarrollado en 1959.
Je, je, díselo al sistema bancario, que sigue utilizando el lenguaje COBOL, que fue desarrollado en 1959.
October 30, 2026 at 10:12 PM
#indubiopitorreo #justiciadeparte #latoganostra #quetevoteelnarcodelbote
Je, je, díselo al sistema bancario, que sigue utilizando el lenguaje COBOL, que fue desarrollado en 1959.
Je, je, díselo al sistema bancario, que sigue utilizando el lenguaje COBOL, que fue desarrollado en 1959.
IBM and other places have specific COBOL models but places balk and the cost to get them because they have a pretty specific stranglehold on that market. Generic coding LLMs like Claude struggled because of the nonsense of how JCL and COBOl and copybooks interact.
November 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM
IBM and other places have specific COBOL models but places balk and the cost to get them because they have a pretty specific stranglehold on that market. Generic coding LLMs like Claude struggled because of the nonsense of how JCL and COBOl and copybooks interact.
i've never used COBOL (far before my time), would you say the crunchly cartoon about it is accurate
November 3, 2026 at 5:05 AM
i've never used COBOL (far before my time), would you say the crunchly cartoon about it is accurate
No os metáis con COBOL que la tenemos
(es broma)
(es broma)
October 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
No os metáis con COBOL que la tenemos
(es broma)
(es broma)
Actualmente se mata por encontrar un buen programador en Cobol.
Un día pincitas se enterará de que gran parte de las operaciones bancarias se basan en sistemas COBOL de hace sesenta años -que nadie tiene huevos a migrar porque son sólidos como una roca- y le dará un jamacuco.
Que se vaya al panel de control de un reactor nuclear...
October 31, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Actualmente se mata por encontrar un buen programador en Cobol.
