The computer language known as Cobol turns 60 this year. Though not much is heard about the groundbreaking language these days, an estimated 80% of financial transactions still use Cobol. But as programmers retire, not enough people are joining the workforce to keep Cobol programs running. Texas Public Radio’s Paul Flahive (@paulflahive)reports.
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