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Small world, bud - I'm from Regina! I don't work with Cobol, can't think of anyone who does and so I can't give you any specific help in regards to finding a j

by hluska 8y ago

Small world, bud - I'm from Regina! I don't work with Cobol, can't think of anyone who does and so I can't give you any specific help in regards to finding a job. About the best I could suggest would be to find one of the companies that do tons of consulting for the government of sask, find someone with as much or more grey hair than me, and send them a message on LinkedIn. There may be parts of the GOS that do Cobol work, though I have no idea if that would be central services, whatever the fuck they call the ITO now, or if they're deep in a department. But, if you wrote this exact same post about a language I use all the time, I'd likely suggest that you find a busy open source project in that language and start trying to contribute. On Github, you can look up trending Cobol projects - maybe you'll find one that you're interested in. The joy of open source is that you'll often get to work with some amazing developers who can help you level up your skills. The other joy of open source is that if you prove yourself, most maintainers are excellent help during a job hunt!!

SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Fucking rights bud, I know a few greybeards down with the city so reaching out would be a great idea. There's not much talent or tech here so It wouldn't surprise me to find an old mainframe running parts of the show. As far as github there are only 758 total repos for it, so I'll need to do some serious digging to find something to work on that's active. Half the reason I made this thread was to get ideas on what to hack up and publish after all. I'll tell you what, if you find yourself up is Stoon give me a shout. Would love to rip some shittys and hack some darts with ya. Just look me up on FB or email me :)
- hluska 8y ago
  You know, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the talent in Saskatchewan. There are some incredibly smart developers here doing some very interesting things. Saskatoon in particular has a couple of very interesting startups. Our winters are an incredible advantage and people here, particularly older adults (75+) always root for innovation. Our media landscape is also very solid and if you're launching something, you can assume you'll be able to get meaningful coverage. The coverage isn't always as critical as it should be, but every place has things to work on. I bet that if you ask around, you'll find some local Cobol. Heck, I bet there's some running at some of the credit unions. Good luck to you!
  - SuperPaintMan 8y ago
    I guess what I meant is compared to $US_TECHHUB, definitely met some extrodinarly talented people but it seems a bunch that stuck around got shafted in the race for the few jobs avalible, but the praries have their own sort of flattened beauty. You got one thing right though, the long winters make for ample amounts of time to work. Hit the Humptys on Albert during the early morning with your laptop and a window booth, beats those -30C blues into oblivion :)
    - hluska 8y ago
      I've had a couple of job issues in my day, so I can't deny the truth behind your first paragraph. But, your second paragraph is just chilling enough that I have to ask who are you really? If your first name is Ben, this is the best prank I've ever been a part of...this really means a lot and I'm touched, though I can't for the life of me imagine how you remember 271 at Humpty's. Heck, I thought you were too smart to even know the less capable worked there!! :)
      - SuperPaintMan 8y ago
        Wish I was who you're talking about, name's Jeremy though. Sent you a message on Facebook though, hit me up bud :)
        hluska 8y ago
        Hey Jeremy, good to meet you. I don't really use Facebook - in fact, I don't think I've actually updated anything since before my kid was born. My email though is in my profile. I'll try to figure out Facebook and get back to you, but if you don't hear from me, blame my age and email me! :)

by hluska 8y ago

SuperPaintMan 8y ago

Fucking rights bud, I know a few greybeards down with the city so reaching out would be a great idea. There's not much talent or tech here so It wouldn't surprise me to find an old mainframe running parts of the show. As far as github there are only 758 total repos for it, so I'll need to do some serious digging to find something to work on that's active. Half the reason I made this thread was to get ideas on what to hack up and publish after all. I'll tell you what, if you find yourself up is Stoon give me a shout. Would love to rip some shittys and hack some darts with ya. Just look me up on FB or email me :)

hluska 8y ago
You know, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the talent in Saskatchewan. There are some incredibly smart developers here doing some very interesting things. Saskatoon in particular has a couple of very interesting startups. Our winters are an incredible advantage and people here, particularly older adults (75+) always root for innovation. Our media landscape is also very solid and if you're launching something, you can assume you'll be able to get meaningful coverage. The coverage isn't always as critical as it should be, but every place has things to work on. I bet that if you ask around, you'll find some local Cobol. Heck, I bet there's some running at some of the credit unions. Good luck to you!
- SuperPaintMan 8y ago
  I guess what I meant is compared to $US_TECHHUB, definitely met some extrodinarly talented people but it seems a bunch that stuck around got shafted in the race for the few jobs avalible, but the praries have their own sort of flattened beauty. You got one thing right though, the long winters make for ample amounts of time to work. Hit the Humptys on Albert during the early morning with your laptop and a window booth, beats those -30C blues into oblivion :)
  - hluska 8y ago
    I've had a couple of job issues in my day, so I can't deny the truth behind your first paragraph. But, your second paragraph is just chilling enough that I have to ask who are you really? If your first name is Ben, this is the best prank I've ever been a part of...this really means a lot and I'm touched, though I can't for the life of me imagine how you remember 271 at Humpty's. Heck, I thought you were too smart to even know the less capable worked there!! :)
    - SuperPaintMan 8y ago
      Wish I was who you're talking about, name's Jeremy though. Sent you a message on Facebook though, hit me up bud :)
      - hluska 8y ago
        Hey Jeremy, good to meet you. I don't really use Facebook - in fact, I don't think I've actually updated anything since before my kid was born. My email though is in my profile. I'll try to figure out Facebook and get back to you, but if you don't hear from me, blame my age and email me! :)