"Hands off working COBOL code" –protest sign in NYC

by davidmurphyon 4/6/25, 8:36 AMwith 8 comments
by edgineeron 4/6/25, 4:00 PM

I see two meanings: 1. He's protesting DOGE's reignition of the SSA codebase overhaul 2. He's making a joke that you don't dare touch a running legacy system because you'll break it

He probably means the second, but the first was my initial thought (I hear COBOL programmers make upwards of $1000/hr). Fixing these old systems has been on my mind.

by cafardon 4/7/25, 5:55 PM

Not a sign I ever expected to see. I heartily endorse the sentiment, though.