[trombone5000]

From the link:

> Pete concentrated on building a system [in COBOL] that works for him and his clients.

If that system isn't replaced before Pete retires, it turns into a significant hidden risk.

You don't know how dependent on something you are until you try to replace it with something else. If hype is driving the replacement, so be it. An organization can make replacement a regular practice and get good at it; or it can find out when it unexpectedly becomes necessary.

[pjmlp]

Pete could have discovered that even COBOL follows hype, no need to switch stacks.

https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/visual-cobol/featu...