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A Flanders and Swann-inspired reflection on novelty

2016-10-09 20:00:00| Oil IT Journal - www.oilit.com

Editor Neil Mcnaughton remembers the 1960s singing duo Flanders and Swann's satiric commentary on the new technology of the day, the shiny 33rpm vinyl record. In a 'back to the future' mood he rolls-in a recent exchange in the Financial Times on the merits or otherwise of 'antiquated' Cobol and revisits a hobbyhorse viz: Is there anything new in the new 'data science' movement?

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