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Whenever you see "urgent need" in headlines it's too late to profit from this crisis. If anything learn COBOL in about 10 years for the next crisis.
by carlmr 7y ago
Whenever you see "urgent need" in headlines it's too late to profit from this crisis.
If anything learn COBOL in about 10 years for the next crisis.
- TAForObvReasons 7y agoThere were pre-crisis efforts to address this. NJ for example awarded a contract to Electronic Data Systems (now HP) which fell by the wayside [1]. Given the complexities of total rewrites compared to patchwork, I'd bet there will still be demand in the future. [1] https://www.nj.com/politics/2014/11/nj_ends_118_million_contract_to_boost_enrollment_in_obamacare_other_social_service_programs.html https://www.nj.com/politics/2014/11/nj_ends_118_million_cont...
- zeckalpha 7y agoMaybe the 2038 problem?
- segfaultbuserr 7y agoTo be fair, Linux kernel devs have been working hard to solve the problem for years, with progress coming in every new kernel version. The works required at the kernel upstream is almost completed [0]. Now the ball moves to libc, and the progress is optimistic. Indeed, what happens to those already deployed legacy systems and programs are another story. [0] https://lwn.net/Articles/776435/ https://lwn.net/Articles/776435/