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Originally Posted by Katsunami
No, I didn't work for those. I mostly worked for companies that did either desktop applications (Visual Basic 6  ), websites (with me doing the PHP backend/CMS), or I write firmware for microcontrollers (mostly C, sometimes a bit of ASM).
Maybe that's the reason why I never encountered one. I wonder: are those all programs that originated in the 60's and 70's and are still in use, or are they also new programs? |
Mostly old but some new, as they are needed. Let me give you some examples.
Charge something on your credit/debit card? The computers that store, add up you bill, and write the bill - COBOL.
Get money from an ATM? The bank keeping track of you account balance - COBOL.
The computers that clear al the trades on Wall Street, write the dividend checks, pay the bond interest, and write the proxy information - COBOL.
Life Insurance/Annutities tracking? - COBOL.
COBOL is like the barges on the Rhine/Mississippi. It doesn't matter how fast the TGV trains/airplanes are goes, the barges will still be there.