I've always wondered where did COBOL disappear? While there are adaptations of languages like Smalltalk, or LISP everywhere I don't see COBOL getting a modern version. I believe we need a language that marries modern bytecode/compiled languages with syntax of COBOL. It doesn't need to be 100% COBOL just good parts (like Ruby took from Smalltalk) and build a high performance business language that can replace modern web development systems.
I've always wondered where did COBOL disappear? While there are adaptations of languages like Smalltalk, or LISP everywhere I don't see COBOL getting a modern version. I believe we need a language that marries modern bytecode/compiled languages with syntax of COBOL. It doesn't need to be 100% COBOL just good parts (like Ruby took from Smalltalk) and build a high performance business language that can replace modern web development systems.