@streakmachine Microfocus’s VisualCobol dev env looks really productive. And you can target JVM or CLR (.NET) with it.
I’m really curious how it fits into the modern world - its jam was fixed format file processing. I don’t know what requirements outside legacy interop would lead you to choose COBOL today.
Meanwhile, modern FORTRAN is like compiled Matlab on steroids. That I can see choosing on its own merits for new work.
/@matigo