points by p-e-w 2 days ago | 0 comments
> Literally half of the code in operation I the world is still COBOL.
There’s no way this is even remotely true. JavaScript alone is probably 90+%, considering it’s on almost every website.
[–] jcranmer 2 days ago
[–] f1yght 2 days ago
Most of the web is php, so JavaScript isn’t even the primary language on the web.
[–] blacksmith_tb 2 days ago
To be fair, most of those Wordpress / LAMP etc. sites probably also do have at least some client-side js, so they'd count for both?
Remember that all of the code in operation includes code like the microcontroller in your mouse, the hundreds of chips in your car doing things like keeping the engine running or "window goes up when I push the button," the DVD menu (which is actually Java code), not to mention all of the staid systems responsible for things like writing your paycheck every other week.