There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Moira nodded vigorously. She didn't know what BASIC or COBOL were, except that Wiz said they caused brain damage in those who… — Rick Cook Copy Share Image
Real programmers don't write in PL/I. PL/I is for programmers who can't decide whether to write in COBOL or FORTRAN. — Tom Van Vleck Copy Share Image
COBOL unlike other languages is the most modern, because… it has a lot of PICTURES! — Lkk Copy Share Image
“Cobol, for all its sometime popularity, does not seem to have any intellectual descendants. It is an evolutionary dead- end a Neanderthal… — Paul Graham Copy Share Image