The U.S. Banking System Runs on Code Older Than the Moon Landing

The programming language powering much of America was created in 1959. From banks and ATMs to Social Security and government systems, COBOL still runs the hidden infrastructure of the modern world. During the 2020 pandemic, states across America discovered that critical systems were still relying on decades-old code — maintained by programmers nearing retirement. This is the story of the 60-year-old software that never died. #COBOL #Programming #Technology #Banking #History #Documentary #ComputerScience #IBM #SoftwareEngineering #Finance #Mainframe #TechHistory #LegacySystems #Coding #Economy