A really fascinating web preso recaping COBOL, was released today by eWeek.  This programming language has been around for 50 years, has over $2T invested in it and still boasts BILLIONS of lines of new code per year.  Amazing how important some of our older technologies are to us.  I remember wondering why my dad would program in COBOL for the Federal Government 20 years ago versus some of the "hipper" languages at the time.  But, a true testament to people who built the language, exteneded it and made sure it would still work with today's technologies.

Happy belated birthday COBOL!

Jay