GCC 15 is close: COBOL and Itanium are in, but ALGOL is out
As for the other changes in GCC 15 that we have looked at, Xeon Phi "Larabee" support is still going, but Itanium support is ...
If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?
If you've gotten cash from an ATM, you've interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here's why this old programming language will probably outlive us all.
Social Security's COBOL Software Comes Under Scrutiny
Elon Musk's investigation of federal government systems highlighted Social Security's reliance on software developed in the ...
March 2025 TIOBE Index: Legacy ‘Dinosaur’ Languages Are Making a Comeback
Legacy programming languages remain vital in modern computing, evolving to stay relevant. Their deep-rooted role in critical ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE team may need a crash course in COBOL
That could bring members of the organization face-to-face with something they’ve potentially never seen before: COBOL, or common business-oriented language. COBOL was developed in the 1950s by a ...
New Social Security chief refutes claims of deceased people over 100 years old getting checks
People who are listed as over 100 years old in the Social Security system are "not necessarily receiving benefits," the new ...
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COBOL in 100 seconds
COBOL is the hottest programming language of 2020. Learn how it powers the world's mainframe computers in 100 seconds.