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> The only realistic low-error approach is incremental step-by-step migration using Cursor or similar tools.

> The only realistic low-error approach is incremental step-by-step migration using Cursor or similar tools. Correction: AI is not deterministic, the only realistic low-error solution is not a more complex use of non-deterministic AI, but deterministic transpilation. The problem is that this results in COBOL-in-Java which runs correctly but it is a nightmare to maintain.

Posted by dragonwriter on Aug 3, 2026, 6:47 AM

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> The only realistic low-error approach is incremental step-by-step migration using Cursor or similar tools.

dragonwriterAug 3, 2026, 6:47 AM

> The only realistic low-error approach is incremental step-by-step migration using Cursor or similar tools. Correction: AI is not deterministic, the only realistic low-error solution is not a more complex use of non-deterministic AI, but deterministic transpilation. The problem is that this results in COBOL-in-Java which runs correctly but it is a nightmare to maintain.

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