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COBOL is a 50-year-old programming language that some say government should get away from. But it could still have a place in modern IT organizations.

COBOL Colleague uses symbolic machine learning and static analysis to help developers understand and maintain COBOL source code. The same technology could be applied to other programming languages.

An Apology to COBOL: Old Technology Isn’t Always Bad COBOL is a 50-year-old programming language that some say government should get away from. But it could still have a place in modern IT organizations. Ben Miller, Government Technology   |   March 11, 2021   |  Opinion In April 2020, New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, stepped up to a microphone and told journalists that he was amazed the state still ran its unemployment system on COB...

An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real Problem COBOL is a 50-year-old programming language that some say government should get away from. But it could still have a place in modern IT organizations. Shutterstock.com In April 2020, New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, stepped up to a microphone and told journalists that he was amazed the state still ran its unemployment system on COBOL — a 60-year-old programming language. The state was having trouble keeping...

Artificial Intelligence Begins to Realize Its Potential Photon photo/Shutterstock.com email Heres a look at some interesting projects, like one that helps programmers maintain and update COBOL. In my previous column, I looked at the problem of artificial intelligences forcing hardware to consume too much power, which could lead to an unsustainable spike in demand at data centers in this country by 2025. To test out their appetites for more power, I employed several advanced ...