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Defusing COBOL Bombs with Smart Automation

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17989671

Interesting article with references to TLA+/PlusCal. I really should pick those languages up.

«The first step in modernization is building a team that will be excited about the archaeology. Automation misapplied can double or triple the amount of work needed to produce a functioning application. If your team sees the metawork as something to just get through, they are unlikely to apply automation smartly.»

Defusing COBOL Bombs with Smart Automation

How a Tiny Kansas Town Rebooted Its Struggling Hospital into a Health Care Jewel

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/26/kansas-hospital-rural-healthcare-218407

«The district’s Congressman is Roger Marshall, a Republican obstetrician who has said that some poor people “just don’t want healthcare.” But if the turnaround of Kearny County Hospital reveals anything, it’s that people really like good health care.»

#readlater