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December 9, 2027
In 14 monthsCOBOL is just a dying language screaming for a clean exit.
Still dreaming in JCL and fixing broken pipe dreams.
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Turning ancient business rules into modern code.
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refactors legacy code into python overnight
You translate business logic into ancient mainframe code and crunch data for reports that nobody actually reads.
The one thing AI can't do
You are the only one who remembers why the data is structured that way.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 3
AI scans your code to learn the underlying business rules.
Week 12
New agents start rewriting your modules into modern languages.
Month 6
Smart scripts move your messy data to cloud storage.
Month 9
The system runs parallel to you without asking questions.
Month 14 · D-Day
The mainframe is turned off and your login is revoked.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.8%
too many
Lines of COBOL legacy
90 percent
Time spent in JCL
42
Reports generated daily
Your severance
A one-year license to a legacy emulator.
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