Expired65% confidenceFactExact time
It is estimated that more than 220 billion lines of COBOL code are still running worldwide today, supporting 95% of global ATM transactions.
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Sources
65%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/6/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 10/4/2026(expired)
Sources
Grace Hopper: How the Mother of Compilers Changed the History of Software Development
hackernewshackernews7/5/2026
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