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BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.

wired.comDOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseSocial Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Ron Hitchens

@ronsoft.com

I’ve been a software engineer/architect for nearly 50 years, COBOL was the first language I learned. And I’m now a SS recipient. This will be a HUGE disaster. It ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Allocate money and develop a deliberate modernization plan, by those who know the system. Not Big Balls.

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