AI Is Making Me a Lazy Coder (And Honestly, I’ve Earned It) I have been writing code long enough to remember Beltel and dial-up modems (showing my age). The screeching handshake of the 2400 baud modem, the dropped connections, and the reality that if the...
The Great AI Reality Check: Navigating the Aftermath of the 2025 Pilot Crisis As we settle into 2026, the corporate world is absorbing the harsh lessons of the previous year. While generative AI adoption has become ubiquitous, with 90% of companies utilising the...
New Tech vs Old Tech: From Copy Protection to Ransom Notes There was a time when “security” meant something wonderfully simple. You wrote an application, burned it to a CD (or three), and your biggest fear was that someone might copy it without paying you. Maybe...
For more than six decades, COBOL has quietly powered the world’s most critical systems. In Part 1 of this article, we examined the criticality of COBOL applications still running in organisations today, the key drivers for modernisation and the associated risks. In...
For more than six decades, COBOL has quietly powered the world’s most critical systems. While often labelled as a “legacy” language, COBOL remains deeply embedded in the global economy, powering everything from banking transactions and insurance policies to airline...
