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by 781 2656 days ago
So you think that someone saying that Python or C++ is superior to COBOL is ageist.
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gerbilly 2656 days ago
Depending on the context yes.

If your bank has some COBOL systems running to keep accounts up to date, do you really want some team of pinheads to 'fix it' by porting it to python?

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