IBM Rolls Out New Updates for COBOL

No you aren’t misreading anything; IBM really is updating COBOL with XML and Java support. The first reaction would probably be a resounding "Why?", so IBM put it into perspective by pointing out that there are still over 200 Billion lines of COBOL code still running all over the world.

To the cool kids, COBOL probably looks like a zombie, complete with loose bits of decaying flesh. However it still accounts for a vast amount of operational enterprise code that's too expensive to replace all in one hit.

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