It is still taught in India
I learned Fortran on punch cards and punch card readers mid ‘70s. Digital Equipment Corporation PDP8. Reel to reel tape. Rocker switches on the front.
Desi clonws & COBOL? You’re not inspiring confidence. /sarc
“I was 48 years old when I left my job and enrolled in the Entrepreneurial Studies program at Stanford.”
Bro, you had a massive safety net, don’t pretend it was this massive risk to enrole at Stanford. Thompson wasn’t just “any” 48-year-old. He was a seasoned enterprise executive with a high-level professional network. With his credentials, this colors any advice is has for 48-year olds not in the system for decades.