Japan's government finally says goodbye to floppy disks
Japan's government finally says goodbye to floppy disks
www.bbc.co.uk Japan's government finally says goodbye to floppy disks
The use of the floppy disk, which was still used in some government agencies in Japan, has now been scrapped.
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Shocking how long it takes to move away from old technology. COBOL is another example
3 0 Replysome people realy turn "never touch a running system" into some holy gospel.
5 0 ReplyI mean TBF there's a reason people aren't moving away from COBOL. It does what it needs to do better than other alternatives.
2 0 ReplyWhere is COBOL being used still?
1 0 ReplyMore than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it
1 0 ReplyOh, that's crazy. I guess it's more about the cost/risk of upgrading their core systems rather than the language itself.
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