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Interesting, I had no idea COBOL was this valuable. How does one show proficiency to a prospective employer though? I am going to do some reading on COBOL. Tha

• dossy 4y ago
  This article is now a bit dated, but: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/business/coronavirus-cobol-programmers-new-jersey-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/business/coronavirus-cobol-pr... "Despite a dwindling number of COBOL programmers, a 2017 report by Reuters found that there are still 220 billion lines of COBOL in use today. 43% of banking systems are built on COBOL and 95% percent of ATM swipes rely on COBOL code." How does one show proficiency? As much as I dislike certifications, I think this is one place where earning a certification that demonstrates competency from a reputable certifying body, in lieu of verifiable employment history demonstrating experience, would be worthwhile. I would look to see what certifications IBM offers, for example. https://www.ibm.com/blogs/ibm-training/free-course-announcing-learning-cobol-programming-with-vscode/ https://www.ibm.com/blogs/ibm-training/free-course-announcin...
  • the_only_law 4y ago
    I’m always really wary about stuff like this. Is IBM hiring mainframe guys who complete their courses? It seems very cursory just glancing at it, and while I bet I’d definitely feel more comfortable in a mainframe environment, I have my doubts it’s going to get me to speed enough to jump into real world production stuff.