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Offline Kosh

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IBM repost
on: September 08, 2009, 04:57:58 am
Since the whole thread about IBM's layoff saga was lost I'm reposting it. Here, for anyone who wants to join in the fun

"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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Offline iamzack

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Re: IBM repost
Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 02:08:48 pm
I lol'd at the comments. What's good for business is good for stockholders, and that's about it!
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Offline Kosh

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Re: IBM repost
Reply #2 on: September 09, 2009, 07:05:50 pm
In some cases what is good for the stockholders is not good for the business. Why? Too often a business will put short term profits ahead of long term viability, no where was this more appearent than in our financial system because the bubble burst, now many of those banks are gone as a result of said philosophy.
"The reason for this is that the original Fortran got so convoluted and extensive (10's of millions of lines of code) that no-one can actually figure out how it works, there's a massive project going on to decode the original Fortran and write a more modern system, but until then, the UK communication network is actually relying heavily on 35 year old Fortran that nobody understands." - Flipside

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