Subj : Re: Synchronet vs. Mystic
To   : Jas Hud
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Tue May 10 2022 06:38 am

-=> Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 JH> i don't think there IS a big calling for cobol programmers like they
 JH> expected. i know most state's unemployment benefit systems were written
 JH> in cobol.

 Y2K did manage to re-employ tons of COBOL programmers, right when
 they were getting ready to retire. My bet would be on RPG as the next
 retirement employment opportunity, as IBM has worked to keep the
 hardware relevant. You could migrate off of your RPG code onto
 virtualized *nix, on the same box.

 JH> they need to just scrap it and start over instead of trying
 JH> workarounds. my state rep was on the radio talking about how he was
 JH> told it functions and it's so backwards and old i'm surprised it could
 JH> handle anything, much less the bad times during covid.

 Some people don't change. I've seen people that worked swing shifts
 swapping tapes, printing out reports and running through maintenance
 checklists, right up until they unplugged the last AS/400 and laid
 them off. Didn't know what hit them.





.... Go outside. Shut the door.
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