Now that there’s an interest in #COBOL programs, I have to say that COBOL doesn’t deserve the bad reputation it had in the geek community. There are much worse old programming languages, like MUMPS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUMPS ">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUMP...
If you’ve heard of Epic EMR (electronic medical records), it’s based at its core on MUMPS. Unlike COBOL, which is known for being verbose and English-like, MUMPS is known for being cryptic, abbreviated, uncommented, and confusing. https://www.healthitoutcomes.com/doc/is-epic-future-proof-0001">https://www.healthitoutcomes.com/doc/is-ep...
Is Epic Future Proof?

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https://www.healthitoutcomes.com/doc/is-epic-future-proof-0001
Interesting thread on MUMPS in use at Epic and elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13859961">https://news.ycombinator.com/item...
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