COBOL

Hold

Languages & Frameworks

A long-established programming language often used in legacy business systems.

Why it's here

Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

Evidence (1)

2Simon Willison·7/29/2026research
Hipp on SQL Simplifying Programmer Work
D. Richard Hipp is quoted comparing SQL to the earlier era of COBOL programmers who manually generated software for querying large datasets. He argues that SQL reduced the amount of code needed and changed programmers' work rather than eliminating it.