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by arh68
648 days ago
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I think `COBOL` is (nowadays) a catch-all term for `COBOL` &/ `IBM assembler` &/ `IMS/hierarchical databases` and/or batch jobs. I can't fault a journalist for referring to all of that inexactly by `COBOL`. Second, maintainability is absolutely not given freely. A gov't merely "purchasing software" does not necessarily get them the source code, let alone proper documentation. Seriously. Contractors have no incentive to make things easy for you, and all the incentive to make it hard. The tail often wags the dog. "The powerpoint slides didn't say anything about lock-in" &c &c &c |
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