Who wins?
COBOL vs MATLAB
COBOL wins 53% to 47%. 65 more put them in the same row. From Most Hated Programming Languages Tier List. Pick a side.
throwaway28715 on COBOL: had to touch COBOL at a bank internship, never again
lazy_badger_78 on MATLAB: indexing from 1 and paying for toolboxes
Most Hated Programming Languages Tier List: the full ranking