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The only users of cobol left are large corporations - they can definitely pay more to programmers. Good software engineer can pick up Cobol skills in a couple o
by smm2000 10y ago
The only users of cobol left are large corporations - they can definitely pay more to programmers. Good software engineer can pick up Cobol skills in a couple of month, six month top. We are not talking about neuorsurgent.
- artine 10y agoMy impression from the article was that the barrier to entry for new hires was less the language and more the domain-specific knowledge of the industry and the institution. Salient quote from the article: "the time before a new employee can stand on their own feet is 2–3 years"
- danieltillett 10y agoExactly. It is not like COBOL is that hard to learn, what is hard to learn is how these old systems work and what all the code is doing.
- amelius 10y ago> We are not talking about neuorsurgent. Most neurosurgeons just follow textbook prescriptions. I don't think this is a good analogy.