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This COBOL shortage myth has been around since I was a kid. It wasn't true then, and isn't now. The entire problem is that they don't pay well for what is sup
by silisili 5y ago
This COBOL shortage myth has been around since I was a kid. It wasn't true then, and isn't now.
The entire problem is that they don't pay well for what is supposedly a rare resource. And nobody wants to learn a dead language for peanuts.
Offer 500k/yr, and me and about 100 million other people will be learning COBOL starting tomorrow.
- treespace88 5y agoAlso there are a ton of working programers that have some experience in cobol from school. But everyone knows it’s a dead end. So yeah they need to pay very well to get the fixed they need.
- smsm42 5y agoRight. COBOL is not some mythical ancient knowledge that can't be learned today. I'm pretty sure anyone who can learn Haskell can learn COBOL too, it's just a question of making them want to.
- drstewart 5y agoSounds like it isn't a myth - you yourself admit there aren't people who know it, just that would OFFER to learn it given the appropriate compensation. By that logic, there isn't a shortage of anything if you have enough money.
- silisili 5y agoThe 'myth' since the early 90s is that you should definitely study COBOL because you'll be set for life because of the big shortage.
- bluedino 5y ago500? Try 250. Heck, 150 if we can work from home The problem is now you have a bunch of D-level cobol coders without any experience, domain knowledge, etc Which is where we are with most Java dev shops.
- rad_gruchalski 5y ago> The problem is now you have a bunch of D-level cobol coders without any experience, domain knowledge, etc Right? So don’t wait too long because all of those who can pass this knowledge will be gone!