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## The Zombies of Tech: What Actually Powers the World

DevFeed: [The Zombies of Tech: What Actually Powers the World](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-zombies-of-tech-what-actually-powers-the-world-106889.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackernoon.com/the-zombies-of-tech-what-actually-powers-the-world?source=rss>)

Author: William

Published: 2026-10-29T20:55:45Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [HackerNoon](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackernoon.md>)

Topics: [cobol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cobol.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [jQuery](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jquery.md>), [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [Legacy Modernization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/legacy-modernization.md>), [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [atm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/atm.md>), [banking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/banking.md>), [banks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/banks.md>), [cobol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cobol.md>), [commerce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/commerce.md>), [dev-career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev-career.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [family](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/family.md>), [foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/foundation.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [full-stack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/full-stack.md>), [gap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gap.md>), [ibm-full-stack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ibm-full-stack.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [jquery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jquery.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [powers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/powers.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>), [technologies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technologies.md>), [technology-trends](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology-trends.md>), [world](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/world.md>)

### AI overview

The internet still depends heavily on older technologies because they remain reliable and costly or risky to replace. The excerpt cites COBOL in banking, PHP powering WordPress, jQuery on many websites, and Linux across web servers and supercomputers; it also notes a COBOL maintenance talent gap and banks experimenting with AI tools. React Native illustrates a newer tool earning adoption: Shopify reports sharing about 86% of its flagship app code across iOS and Android after migration, up from roughly 5%. The figures are estimates, and website usage numbers cover sites where technologies are detectable.

### Source excerpt

The internet is largely powered by older technologies, read about it with examples like cobol, jquery, react native and more