"A survey by The Verge found that at least 12 states still use COBOL in some capacity in their unemployment systems." Sounds to me like they contacted exactly 12 states, then.
And I think I mentioned this before, and maybe someone pointed out I'd misunderstood but I don't remember: The problem is apparently the "online unemployment form...was overloaded and he’d need to file again". But the on-line application system would not have been written in COBOL, and if it was overloaded by too many people trying to use it at once it wouldn't be because of the language it's written in...would it? --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* I am pretty sure that, if you will be quite honest, you will admit that a good rousing sneeze, one that tears open your collar and throws your hair into your eyes, is really one of life's sensational pleasures. -Robert Benchley */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 15:17 Unemployment checks are being held up by a coding language almost nobody knows - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21219561/coronavirus-pandemic-unemployment-systems-cobol-legacy-software-infrastructure ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
