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The Greying of the Mainframe Elite

Posted by Zonk on from the big-iron-isn't-cool-anymore dept.

bobcote writes "The Boston Globe is running a story about the maintainers of the mainframes getting older and facing retirement. One of the problems is that many computer science programs don't include mainframes in their curricula anymore. From the article: "Amid concerns that America doesn't produce enough technically trained young people, mainframe computer users and developers are especially concerned. Most computer science students concentrate on small-computer technology, such as Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems, or the popular alternatives Unix and Linux. Few have been trained on zOS, the operating system that runs IBM Corp.'s massive mainframes."

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  1. Get the lawsuits going . . . by Yocto+Yotta · · Score: 1, Troll

    ''Some of us started dying," said Robert Stanley, 56, director of research for Air Traffic Software Architectures Inc. in Ottawa. ''Heart attacks and the like. Thirty years of Twinkie-eating."

    Finally, scientific proof that twinkie-eating has some positive attributes. They certainly don't taste good.

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  2. Simple solution: Import the knowledge by marlinSpike · · Score: 0, Troll
    Who cares if America's out-of-whack CS programs don't train students in the right skills -- I'm sure there are Indian, Chinese or Eastern European programs doing it just fine.

    Two words: H1-B Visa.