Reading up on mainframe
2 deep · digging since jan 20
- Anthropic touts AI for COBOL, IBM stock takes a hit
Anthropic's blog post suggesting Claude Code can rewrite COBOL apps contributed to a 13% IBM stock drop, despite IBM itself promoting similar AI tools since 2023.
- Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work?
COBOL developers find AI coding tools helpful for documentation and simple tasks but not yet a threat due to legacy system complexity and compliance constraints.