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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by 0x0 on Thursday August 20, 2015 @06:05PM (#10094936)
Very odd. It's like somebody's been hiding in a cave since 1995 and just discovered python, object-oriented programming and HTTP.
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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by pjc50 on Thursday August 20, 2015 @06:18PM (#10094981)
He's previously been writing RPG for the AS/400. That's pretty much exactly like living in a cave since 1975.
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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by akhilcacharya on Thursday August 20, 2015 @06:50PM (#10095079)
People write for the AS/400 in 2015?

What?

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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by pjc50 on Thursday August 20, 2015 @07:55PM (#10095285)
Yes. Check your local job listings.

Why? Never underestimate the inertia of a working legacy system.

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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by jhallenworld on Thursday August 20, 2015 @11:10PM (#10095794)
I did just that, check it out: "Position is in a well-lighted office environment"

http://jobview.local-jobs.monster.com/Programmer-Analyst-Job...

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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by Intermernet on Thursday August 20, 2015 @10:34PM (#10095689)
Yep, and good RPG programmers can charge very high rates!
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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by nemmonszz on Friday August 21, 2015 @01:58PM (#10099154)
I spent a few weeks talking to recruiters while looking for a new job in South-eastern PA and at least half of the jobs that were pitched to me involved at least some amount of AS/400 development.
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Re:The Completely Different World of Python with IBM i by cafard on Friday August 21, 2015 @01:12PM (#10098878)
The other weekend, I grabbed a bit of the Washington Post classifieds to set a paint can on. The first or second ad that I spotted specified JCL, COBOL, and CICS.
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