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IMO the hard part isn't learning COBOL -- that's just another programming language. It's learning the whole operating environment that comes with it -- mainfra
by wyldfire 7y ago
IMO the hard part isn't learning COBOL -- that's just another programming language. It's learning the whole operating environment that comes with it -- mainframes. Stuff like JCL, EBCDIC, PDS. I did this for a year or so back in 1999. It felt very ancient back then. If you invest your time in gaining expertise with these technologies, you are not doing your career any favors.
- 0x445442 7y agoDepends on your point of reference. If you buy into the ecology you could build a sane career where experience actually meant something instead of being level set every two years by the new shiny tech stack that's going to save the industry.