> mature and not subject to fads and fashion Understatement of the year! (lol) Joke aside, 100% with you on this. Not sure about the pay, here in Luxembourg (l

> mature and not subject to fads and fashion Understatement of the year! (lol) Joke aside, 100% with you on this. Not sure about the pay, here in Luxembourg (lots of banks) it seems alright compared to other domains of programming. It's easier when your problem space has been relatively identified for the past 20 years or so. Quite a different conundrum for e.g. Python or the (in)famous Js situation-s (coughTs) I tend to have respect and admire historical 'niches' like COBOL systems when they speak of such amazingly sustainable designs, resilience that outlive human careers, lives even — like big old trees. There's something noble about working these, me thinks. How will it feel to interact with a centennial system come 2100-ish? I'd wager mind-numbingly tedious and a privilege all at once. (unless we've solved "legacy" by then, who's with me? ok, Go :=)