It’s really all relative: compared to the alternatives in 1959 (assembly language or some simpler mostly machine specific languages, such as FLOW-MATIC, which COBOL was based on), COBOL was a great advance, and 30 years ago, according to certain reports, was the most used language in the world. (It is estimated that 80% of the world’s daily business transactions still rely on COBOL) (see BIG777: Situs Judi Slot Gacor Terpercaya & Slot88 Gampang Jackpot Hari Ini)
I would say that my Miata is uncontroversially better than a Model-T Ford, however, at the time it came out, the Model-T was considered a great car.
