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The Code That Controls Your Money

COBOL is a coding language older than Weird Al Yankovic. The people who know how to use it are often just as old. It underpins the entire financial system. And it can’t be removed. How a computer language controls the financial life of the world.

Clive Thompson Wealthsimple Magazine Nov 2020 25min Permalink

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Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

A for-profit coding school that charges nothing but takes a portion of graduates future wages has been lying about how many students actually get placed.

Vincent Woo New York Feb 2020 10min Permalink