COBOL Programmers Return

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Due to the virus, species that were long thought to be extinct are now returning. Incredible Tech Talk | Computing | Software 10 Apr 2020 | 20:17 GMT Cobol Programmers Answer Call to Shore Up Unemployment Benefits Systems Retirees and newcomers want to help fix old software overloaded by new claims caused by the coronavirus pandemic

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A tweet jokes that COBOL programmers are an extinct species returning during the coronavirus pandemic. The punchline refers to unemployment systems running on decades-old COBOL software, forcing retired programmers and newcomers to help update them as claims surge. EN: A tweet jokes that COBOL programmers are an extinct species returning during the coronavirus pandemic. The punchline refers to unemployment systems running on decades-old COBOL software, forcing retired programmers and newcomers to help update them as claims surge.

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