BRUSH UP YOUR COBOL: Brush up your COBOL: Why is a 60 year old language suddenly in demand?

The topic of COBOL has come up here before. Here’s what it’s about.

COBOL is, in a lot of ways, an antiquated, bad programming language. But for its particular domain, it’s better than anything else.

UPDATE: I have to admit, I found writing COBOL for this article oddly soothing.