Subj : COBOL?
To   : unixl0rd
From : Tracker1
Date : Wed May 03 2023 16:11:06

  Re: COBOL?
  By: unixl0rd to All on Tue May 02 2023 19:09:00

 un> I just found out that IBM offers a free introductory COBOL course:

 un> Is there actual demand for new COBOL developers? I thought companies were
 un> on the lookout for experienced developers who are either retired or about
 un> to retire.

There's still a lot of old mainframe code out there, especially in banking.  The efforts have moved towards getting new devs to learn this stuff. That said, I think it's a dead end and I think a lot of getting new devs is more about undercutting the guys at retirement who are asking 3-4x what a new dev would expect to make.

Of course the older devs also have decades of experience and understanding which cannot be understated and shouldn't be undervalued.
  
   
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