RE: COBOL is back!!!

How do we know that it is back? I only saw the post that said how many
lines & worth, is this an increase of how many lines and since when?

Pete

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christen, Duane J.
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:42 PM
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Subject: RE: COBOL is back!!!

If each line of Cobal is worth $8.33 what is a line of RPG worth?

Duane Christen


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Cunningham
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:40 AM
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Subject: COBOL is back!!!


At least according to a recent article in Dr Dobbs Journal, The article says
there are 240 billion lines of COBOL code running today with a value of $2
trillion. Has anyone ever seen an analysis of the lines of RPG code running
toady?
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