DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
www.wired.com
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
  • NeonKnight52@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I was only responding to the idea that no one should ever use NodeJS, as it’s good as a web server.

    A Honda Civic is a great car for what it’s built for and people know how to drive it. But I wouldn’t use it to haul gravel or drive the Indy 500.