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Join COBOL's Next Generation

Posted by timothy on from the enjoy-your-tab-diet-beverage-too dept.

jfruh writes "COBOL, it's finally becoming clear, isn't going away any time soon; there are far too many business-criticial applications written in it that work perfectly well for that to happen. This reality could be a career boon for IT staff. Need to learn the ins and outs of COBOL? Your employer may well pay for your training. Just getting started in IT? COBOL can provide a niche that gets you a first job."

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  1. Nothing does by geekoid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    what COBOL does as well as COBOL does it.

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    1. Re:Nothing does by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Interesting

      It sure does!

      On the other hand, I got out of COBOL programming after some ~12 years because the only thing COBOL does well is what COBOL has done thousands of times before.

      It's a boring platform to develop for; very few interresting (from a technical perspective) projects ever come along.
      Safe and secure life as a developer; yes. Actually enjoying your safety and security; no.

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