DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
www.wired.com
Social 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.
  • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I’d be fine with the Musk in prison part. Launching him into the sun in one of his own rockets would be cooler, though.