Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ...
by jamesmp98 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @01:04PM
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The guy probably wants those fat stacks that come with COBOL, but I agree, there are not gonna be any entry level COBOL positions.
Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ...
by joatmon-snoo on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:26PM
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Also, from the stories I've seen, the big issue with old systems that still have COBOL parts etc isn't so much the COBOL itself as all the domain-specific, proprietary, custom developed integration solutions that have to be reverse-engineered for someone to replace them.
Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ...
by wodenokoto on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @05:22PM
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A lot of them are also looking for people to train, simply because they can see how few years they have left before the last guy that knows the code retires.
Your choice of COBOL is both strange (it's an old language that's not used for any new stuff) and potentially playing against you. Company looking for COBOL devs are often banks or big companies having huge critical systems that they're afraid to update to a more recent language. Thus, they may be looking for someone with some experience, considering how critical those softwares are. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't apply, I may totally be wrong or you may find something anyway!