In 1992, my grandpa declared Cobol dead in Technical Support magazine, complete with buzzwords like 4GL. Decades later, it’s still kicking like a zombie, outlasting other languages. It’s not alone; Autocoder, its predecessor, has remnants hanging around. Y2K kept Cobol relevant, requiring new programmers to learn it. Nowadays, I avoid calling languages dead, as they never truly die if there’s still an installed base. My grandpa, the Cobol oracle, passed away in 2024 at 91, leaving behind a legacy that still lingers in the world of programming.
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