Replacing system hardware doesn't mean having to replace applications software. A lot of COBOL systems that used to run on IBM and ICL mainframe environments now run on cloud systems. Take a look at what Fujitsu have to offer in this respect. Cheap, modern platform solutions without the MASSIVE expense of software re-engineering. Also, the language features ARE regularly updated to provide new features and functionality, while still being able to run the core legacy applications. New 'from scratch' projects are rare (outside of banking and finance, anyway) but development continues on existing systems, as it must.
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Hmmm ... let's see, when was COBOL's last ISO standard released? Oh, 2014. Can't be doing anything new then, can it?
And there's a clue in its name. The "B". It stands for Business. So you're not going to see it being used to write word-processors, signal-processors or Google API back-ends.
Existing systems may be replaced eventually, @ahferroin7
, but you and I will both have died and turned to dust by then.
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Replacing system hardware doesn't mean having to replace applications software. A lot of COBOL systems that used to run on IBM and ICL mainframe environments now run on cloud systems. Take a look at what Fujitsu have to offer in this respect. Cheap, modern platform solutions without the MASSIVE expense of software re-engineering. Also, the language features ARE regularly updated to provide new features and functionality, while still being able to run the core legacy applications. New 'from scratch' projects are rare (outside of banking and finance, anyway) but development continues on existing systems, as it must.
Hmmm ... let's see, when was COBOL's last ISO standard released? Oh, 2014. Can't be doing anything new then, can it?
And there's a clue in its name. The "B". It stands for Business. So you're not going to see it being used to write word-processors, signal-processors or Google API back-ends.
Existing systems may be replaced eventually, @ahferroin7 , but you and I will both have died and turned to dust by then.