Re: J4 - presentation/discussion on "Future of the COBOL Standard"



"Howard Brazee" <howard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 11 Mar 2008 19:31:57 GMT, billg999@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Gunshannon)
wrote:

With the world moving away from CoBOL to OO languages

Funny, I keep hearing this, except from the people actually still
maintaining and writting large COBOL projects.

This time you heard it from someone actually still maintaining large
CoBOL projects.

It is easy to keep my head in the ground, and that makes me feel
secure. But feeling secure isn't the same thing as being ready for
what comes.

Well said, Howard.

It isn't really about "COBOL right or wrong".

It is about dealing with reality.

Pete.
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"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."


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