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Back in the mid-80's my local CCs were teaching COBOL, JCL and Fortran. Probably because of that mainframe they had chilling in the server room. Personal compu
by ourmandave 8y ago
Back in the mid-80's my local CCs were teaching COBOL, JCL and Fortran. Probably because of that mainframe they had chilling in the server room.
Personal computer courses were non-existent, except for one day "How To Use Your PC or Apple" class.
- pjmorris 8y agoMy first CC programming course (early 80's) was in Fortran (probably because of that mainframe they had chilling in the server room,) but I had several others on micros (TRS-80!) I have found being exposed to multiple environments helpful in the time since then.
- im3w1l 8y agoWhat are you trying to say? I lack context here. That community colleges were behind the curve? Ahead of the curve? Or is there even a message?
- srtjstjsj 8y agoBehind the curve; not up to date on the latest tech advancements. This is common criticism of the "lower-tier" schools generating "business process automation" coders for old industries like healthcare and manufacturing.
- coldseattle 8y agoDid you read the article?