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The Way Forward

Cheezoholic

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14. Love her story and philosophy. I've worked with these script kiddie types and man o man can they throw a monkey wrench

Reply to usaf-vet (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 09:22 PM

Mar 28

The first thing I'd wonder about attacking such a large database as SS is what has to interface with it? I've participated in upgrading server OS and hardware of some of the largest hospital conglomerates in the US. One that covered 23 hospitals out West took 3 years of planning before the upgrade began. A lot of that time was re-writing and testing the actual interfaces for systems that integrated with the hospitals main servers and databases. Another in and around NYC took 2 years. Another with Ohio's largest hospital system, 3 years. That was just upgrading from an older version of Windows Server and upgrading linked databases and new hardware. Tackling something as large as the SS database, system and the systems that integrate with it in 3 months? Yeah, that sounds like little know it all script kiddies that never left mom and dads basement.

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Grace M Hopper USN was a COBOL programming expert. And was responsible for the Defense Department's COBOL software. [View all] usaf-vet Mar 28 OP

That's The Point Though. They WANT To Destroy It. That's The Goal. MayReasonRule Mar 28 #1

That is the goal for everything they are doing. To please pootin! SheltieLover Mar 28 #3

Ty for sharing this! SheltieLover Mar 28 #2

God help us if musk and his teen/20-somethng hackers get their hands... brush Mar 28 #4

Oh gawd... SheltieLover Mar 28 #7

Too late. Already happened. erronis Mar 28 #11

Rewrite the code in months says the guy who thought Phoenix61 Mar 28 #5

Haven't they disappeared her yet? cbabe Mar 28 #6

Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Mar 28 #8

The goal of replacing all that cobol code is a good goal CloudWatcher Mar 28 #9

And I suspect that Admiral Grace would be delighted. soldierant Mar 28 #15

Met her.. neat neat neat lady..... Mustellus Mar 28 #10

I had the great pleasure of meeting her once sdfernando Mar 28 #12

if it aint broke dont fix it. AllaN01Bear Mar 28 #13

+1 dalton99a Mar 29 #18

Love her story and philosophy. I've worked with these script kiddie types and man o man can they throw a monkey wrench Cheezoholic Mar 28 #14

Fascinating information. Thanks for sharing! Owl Mar 28 #16

You bet. Cobol was a reliable OS, but most, if not all, programmers are retired or gone considering 1960 was the peak. usaf-vet Mar 28 #17

Just watched a presentation by Grace Hopper on YouTube. Owl Mar 29 #20

As an old, retired IT guy hurl Mar 29 #19

if the right has its way Skittles Mar 29 #21

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