INTERVIEWING MY MOTHER, A MAINFRAME COBOL PROGRAMMER

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This article discusses an IBM Mainframe COBOL programmer who has worked for one of the largest banks in the EU since 1991. This role is crucial for the bank's operations, and the author highlights the challenges faced by programmers dealing with legacy systems like COBOL and the vast amounts of data that banks must manage. The programmer found her work to be both challenging and rewarding, but she sees the need for modernization in the banking industry.