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[DISCUSS] IBM using LLMs to convert COBOL to Java (techcrunch.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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It's not the 1st time a language/tool will be lost to the annals of the job market, eg VB6 or FoxPro. Though previously all such cases used to happen gradually, giving most people enough time to adapt to the changes.

I wonder what's it going to be like this time now that the machine, w/ the help of humans of course, can accomplish an otherwise multi-month risky corporate project much faster? What happens to all those COBOL developer jobs?

Pray share your thoughts, esp if you're a COBOL professional and have more context around the implication of this announcement 🙏

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago

Org change vs vertical integration, which is worse and why in 500 words or less ;)

Pay now or pay later…the organization is going to get kicked in the nuts.

For industries that have the option, companies who got kicked in the nuts ten yrs ago are doing better today than those who are still waiting.

IBM should shoulder a lot of the blame, there really is no reason why COBOL couldn’t be phased out in place except it would hurt IBM market share so it is not exactly a “thing”. In place transition to RUST should just be another section of the zOS manual.

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