Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux?

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux?
Date	2025-04-02 22:46 +0200
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On 2025-04-02 05:32, c186282 wrote:
> On 4/1/25 11:08 AM, -hh wrote:
>> On 4/1/25 10:40, Robert Heller wrote:
>>> It should be noted that GnuCOBOL actually translates COBOL to C, and 
>>> then
>>> compiles the C code with GnuC.  In *theory* one could just run the 
>>> whole code
>>> base through GnuCOBOL and create a C code base, but good luck making 
>>> much
>>> sense of the generated C code...
>>
>> I had to listen to a PMP rant all weekend about how profoundly stupid 
>> of a plan this is from DOGE, 
> 
>    Musk's "plan" isn't bad ... per-se. As noted in a
>    variety of news, some of those important federal
>    agencies are STILL using 60s hardware & programming.
> 
>    The TRICK is getting any newer stuff RIGHT before it
>    goes mainline. That old COBOL code was GREAT, never
>    diss those narrow-tie Dilberts from the day.
> 
>    BUT ... as those COBOLs were kinda tweaked for the
>    particular old boxes, no modern translation tool is
>    gonna work worth a damn. It'll have to be HAND DONE,
>    line by line, and done RIGHT. Forget Gen-Z/A2 and AI.
> 
>    As I said to be hated - PYTHON !  :-)

So, to the complexity of handling old code, you add the complexities of 
translating to another language.

Keep it simple: use today's COBOL. Less translation effort. Fewer errors.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-03-29 09:38 +0000
  Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-30 03:42 -0400
    Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-03-30 17:58 +0000
      Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2025-03-31 03:08 +0000
        Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-03-31 03:38 -0400
          Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-03-31 07:11 -0500
            Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-03-31 13:59 +0000
              Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-03-31 17:38 +0000
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-03-31 18:55 +0000
            Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-04-01 10:16 -0400
              Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-04-01 14:40 +0000
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-04-01 11:08 -0400
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-01 18:08 +0000
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-04-01 21:22 +0000
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                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-04-02 11:40 +0100
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-04-02 16:04 -0400
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-02 22:46 +0200
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-02 22:36 +0000
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                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-04-03 13:05 -0400
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-04-03 10:53 +0100
                Re: Rewriting SSA. Is This A Chance For GNU/Linux? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-03 13:44 +0200
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