The New York Times Ports Its Newspaper Delivery System From Cobol to Java (2018)
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The New York Times migrated its newspaper delivery system from COBOL to Java, presenting a case study on legacy system migration; the discussion highlights the complexity and challenges of such migrations.
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Since that was seven years ago, a followup would be of interest.