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I started programming in the mid 60's in ALC but quickly moved to COBOL and have never looked back. I have had occasion to try the new "language de jour" along the way. I actually liked VB as it was easy to learn and vba has been quite useful in office apps, but I have not found a situaion where COBOL has let me down. As I near retirement, I have thought of what to do with the applications that are still runing but I imagine they will be runing long after I'm gone. The COBOL compiler developers are adding new features every day. I have COBOL applications which have the look and feel of windows. Many of these apps where written over twenty years ago. I just updated as new features became available. I don't see that changing for many years. My apps may not be 'pure' COBOL as I incorporate the tools I need to get the job done, but under the COBOL umbrella!