[DISCUSS] IBM using LLMs to convert COBOL to Java
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It's not the 1st time a language/tool will be lost to the annals of the job market, eg VB6 or FoxPro. Though previously all such cases used to happen gradually, giving most people enough time to adapt to the changes.
I wonder what's it going to be like this time now that the machine, w/ the help of humans of course, can accomplish an otherwise multi-month risky corporate project much faster? What happens to all those COBOL developer jobs?
Pray share your thoughts, esp if you're a COBOL professional and have more context around the implication of this announcement 🙏
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Python, anyone?
Not nearly as performant as either Java or COBOL.
What
Java is a POS and mainframes run faster emulated on a rasberry pi vs the actual hw.
The real answer is you want a typed language with financial transactions. But even python would be better than Java.