95% of ATM transactions pass through COBOL programs, 80% of in-person transactions rely on them, and over 40% of banks still use COBOL as the foundation of their systems.
The governor of New Jersey put out the call on live TV that he is desperate for Cobol programmers: New Jersey's system for processing unemployment claims runs on COBOL and has fallen down under the load.
What’s a “dead” computer language that’s still in use at your company or at one of your customers?
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