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Everyone is excited about AI modernizing COBOL to Java. But let’s be honest: This is not modernizat...

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Everyone is excited about AI modernizing COBOL to Java. But let’s be honest: This is not modernization. It is translation. Tools from companies like Anthropic can convert COBOL into Java. That sounds impressive. But what do we really get? The same system The same processes https://t.co/t1vz4xSsuf

Everyone is excited about AI modernizing COBOL to Java. But let’s be honest: This is not modernization. It is translation. Tools from companies like Anthropic can convert COBOL into Java. That sounds impressive. But what do we really get? The same system The same processes https://t.co/t1vz4xSsuf