A GNU COBOL status update

Posted Nov 15, 2023 18:08 UTC (Wed) by willy (subscriber, #9762)
In reply to: A GNU COBOL status update by Flameeyes
Parent article: A GNU COBOL status update

Turning back the clocks -> going back in time -> working on a dead language

A GNU COBOL status update

Posted Nov 15, 2023 18:29 UTC (Wed) by Flameeyes (guest, #51238) [Link] (1 responses)

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Okay I wouldn't have made that particular leap. Thanks!

A GNU COBOL status update

Posted Nov 18, 2023 7:50 UTC (Sat) by ssmith32 (subscriber, #72404) [Link]

If it makes you feel better, I thought it was a reference to Y2K, and all the hemming and hawing about COBOL programs not handling time (and say, quirky things like DST) very well.