[Info-vax] Variable declarations, was: Re: improving EDT

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/23/2016 10:58 AM, Kerry Main wrote:
> A bit dated, but given the huge amount of Cobol code still
> running many mission critical banking, insurance and similar
> environments, likely still applies today:
> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Is-COBOL-the-18W
> heeler-of-the-Web
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1432435/cobol-lease-life
>
> Key point is to leverage and sell Cobol integration skills with
> .Net, J2EE and other web integration technologies with the
> philosophy of "upgrade and integrate", not "rip-and-replace".

That theory has been around for many years.

But reality does not seem to have caught up with the theory.

Arne