if COBOL means tool others look down on you for using, Perl is my COBOL.
I work in a Perl shop, have two modules in CPAN (one being one I maintain but didn't write), and have used for personal tools and toys for ~20 years. If it's client-side, I use Javascript because what choice is there? If the task requires something that I can't do in Perl, I use Python or something, but those tasks are rare. And, because it has to be high on my resume because it's what I use most, I believe people believe I can't use anything else.
I asked a similar question on Twitter a while ago, and was confronted by a COBOL pusher who pointed out how behind-the-scenes prevalent COBOL is. There's an old video on springs (MST3K here), which got referenced in Kentucky Fried Movie and The Simpsons, that the riff reminded me of. If you use stoplights or get paid, Thank COBOL.
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if COBOL means tool others look down on you for using, Perl is my COBOL.
I work in a Perl shop, have two modules in CPAN (one being one I maintain but didn't write), and have used for personal tools and toys for ~20 years. If it's client-side, I use Javascript because what choice is there? If the task requires something that I can't do in Perl, I use Python or something, but those tasks are rare. And, because it has to be high on my resume because it's what I use most, I believe people believe I can't use anything else.
I asked a similar question on Twitter a while ago, and was confronted by a COBOL pusher who pointed out how behind-the-scenes prevalent COBOL is. There's an old video on springs (MST3K here), which got referenced in Kentucky Fried Movie and The Simpsons, that the riff reminded me of. If you use stoplights or get paid, Thank COBOL.