I remember seeing articles that showed this specific issue was not COBOL itself, but the WEB front end(s) to that system. Seems they blamed COBOL for clicks.
> The real problem is, and always has been, the fact that the failed systems hadn't been maintained properly.
This is like Cyber Security on modern systems, cheap is always the way to go. Two different problems, same root cause. Management will always do it on the cheap.
I remember seeing articles that showed this specific issue was not COBOL itself, but the WEB front end(s) to that system. Seems they blamed COBOL for clicks.
> The real problem is, and always has been, the fact that the failed systems hadn't been maintained properly.
This is like Cyber Security on modern systems, cheap is always the way to go. Two different problems, same root cause. Management will always do it on the cheap.
All and all a very good article.