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True fact. I think young generation think that COBOL isn't as sexy as working with modern frameworks. Another reason is that COBOL historically hasn't been the
by talko 8y ago
True fact. I think young generation think that COBOL isn't as sexy as working with modern frameworks. Another reason is that COBOL historically hasn't been the most attractive option for young programmers as no one likes to spend the rest of their career doing maintenance work rather than any greenfield development.
- eb0la 8y agoThat's probably the most insightful answer I've seen in a long,long time. We tend to ignore the human side of the tecnology business. In fact young people usually wants to change the word, at least to find a pleace in the world for them. There are a lot of support and maintenance positions available to junior developers, with a huge rotation because once they've learnt enough they want to build stuff. COBOL might be a proven, old, technology... which means maintenance is important. New stuff must be build with a lot of legacy in mind, and you'll inherit legacy mistakes that worked and cannot be fixed unless you overhaul a huge amount of code. That's not even sexy enough for senior, gray-haired developers; but helps pay the bills.