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The Way Forward

usaf-vet

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

Reply to Owl (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 11:15 PM

Mar 28

Read any of the stories in links like this, and you will see the planning stages for these Cobol. What??? Take months, if not years. That is why anyone with half a brain follows the old adage: IF IT ISN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
A former SS administrator said they sent out 73 million checks per month. In 2023, approximately 5.8 million individuals were newly awarded Social Security benefits, averaging about 483,000 new beneficiaries per month. This figure encompasses all new beneficiaries, including retirees, disabled workers, and survivors. THIS IS NOT A ONE OR TWO MONTH FIX. It is definitely not changing the oil and rotate the tires kind of fix. Someone must stop them before they start because there will be no turning back. If they FU#K it up.

See this video for the interview with Senator Whitehouse & Martin O’Malley former SS Administrator.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Ek_6sJQkAkw Scroll to the 3:00 minute mark for the start of the interview

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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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