Yeah, and it was made by people that knew what the fuck they were doing and actually cared about it too. Archive: https://archive.today/9vYpS From the post: >>Opinion COBOL turned 66 this year and is still in use today. Major retail and commercial banks continue to run core account processing, ATM networks, credit card clearing, and batch end-of-day settlement. On top of that, many payment networks, stock exchanges, and clearinghouses rely on COBOL for high‑volume, high‑reliability batch and online transaction processing on mainframes.