r/cobol↗
Cobol Programming Language Articles
8.8k subscribers23 posts / mo in Sep 202617 authors / mosince 2009
r/cobol has 8.8k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 23 posts a month from 17 people. Top topics: Programming Languages, Legacy Code Refactoring and Programming Beginners.
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- Programming Languages0.6%
- Legacy Code Refactoring0.4%
- Programming Beginners0.4%
- Code Editors & Extensions0.4%
- Computers & Laptops0.3%
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