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   From: sc@fiat-linux.fr   
      
   Le 08-01-2026, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  a écrit :   
   > On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 19:21:09 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:   
   >   
   >> FORTRAN and COBOL are still around, but I don't thinks anyone from   
   >> the 70s would recognize them.   
   >   
   > COBOL is still COBOL. Fortran has evolved somewhat, post-Fortran-77.   
      
   Is it really still the same COBOL? I mean, I found more than thirty   
   years old Lisp programs being able to run on modern implementations.   
   Even if one don't program the same way anymore, the old programs still   
   work. As is. New things have been added to Lisp without breaking   
   compatibility with old programs and by that alone, it's impressive. Is   
   it the same with COBOL?   
      
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