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Re: COBOL is back!!!

COBOL programming 101: Write 6 programs. Repeat. Send to friends. Repeat.

The lines of code add up quickly...


On 9/16/08 7:23 PM, "Tom Liotta" <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Mike Cunningham wrote:

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?

I don't have a clue about the RPG value question. But...

The estimate of 240 _billion_ lines of COBOL code seems low. I mean,
surely, there are more than only a thousand or so COBOL programs
running in the world?

Tom Liotta :-)



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