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True Spaghetti code (lemmy.world)

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago

I once had to modify some COBOL code. It's a highly organized language, not terrible. But because it's old there's a shortage of people now who are good at it or want to learn it. You pretty much have to decide your career is going to be working on old code.