COBOL, or Common Business Oriented Language, is one of the oldest programming languages in use, dating back to around 1959. It’s had surprising staying power; according to a 2022 survey, there’s over ...

Next time you laugh at musty old tech, remember that new technologies are often built on it. By Shira Ovide Caitlin Mooney is 24 years old and infatuated with technology that dates to the age of ...

IBM is developing a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software development tool to help its customers modernise legacy Cobol applications, The new tool, watsonx Code Assistant for Z, ...