Mainframe Migration Tools: What Works and What Fails

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Every mainframe migration begins with someone searching for mainframe migration tools, and every vendor demonstration that follows looks remarkably convincing. Automated translation tools convert source code from COBOL into Java, C# or another modern target. Automated Translation: Where the Real Trouble Lives Automated COBOL conversion works. Why does converted COBOL code look so unreadable? What data problems do mainframe migration tools miss?

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