• psud
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    1 year ago

    It’s still supported because there’s billions of dollars moved by COBOL code and IBM and others want a share of the profit of those who move billions

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      1 year ago

      True, but look at the documentation for IBM platforms and compare it to legacy documentation from Microsoft. People keep using it and part of it is because it has a lower maintenance cost than the short term costs of moving on. It’s not trust that exists in a vacuum, Microsoft has tried to sell too hard being a Microsoft developer using their Microsoft tools to ever have that legacy demand, companies will just use *nix instead.