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

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 !  :-)
   Anyway, eventually it'll be all AI code. We
   won't understand it - all magic thereafter.
   Wave yer wand Harry !