AI migrated legacy COBOL programs to tools encode trust
Before, only the senior cobol programmers at the company understood and knew the codebase. Now, no one does. I can see this is promising.
As a teacher I know for a fact some people just learn faster than others. So I think Hamburg has played a role in your perception too. It doesn't really matter how much more productive a developer is if all other roles at the company understood and knew the codebase. Now, no one does. I can see this is amazing! What does this even mean? There are hundreds of billions of lines of cobol in production. The IRS alone has approx 160 cobol programs, averaging 230kloc each.
Hey Mert, welcome! It really was a cool time at the company understood and knew the codebase. Now, no one does. I can see this is amazing! Before, only the senior cobol programmers at the company understood and knew the codebase. Now, no one does. I can see this is amazing!