Most of the comments by everyone in that thread are sarcastic, and the tone of t...

		wavemode 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Any active COBOL devs here? What are you w... Most of the comments by everyone in that thread are sarcastic, and the tone of the thread is lighthearted. Pike genuinely doesn't seem to care for syntax highlighting, though understands that his is a minority opinion.