The problem might not be COBOL

Re:The problem might not be COBOL by smt88 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:24AM (#23799479)

From what I understand talking to someone who gets paid enormous amounts of money to occasionally update COBOL systems in heavy industry, working on COBOL is drudgery.

It might be difficult to find a substantial number of people who actually want to be trained in COBOL.

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Re:The problem might not be COBOL by quantified on Saturday July 11, 2020 @01:08AM (#23799683)

There are a lot of developers who would like to be paid enormous amounts of money. I wonder if the public sector pays well enough to generate the desire to learn, though.

I myself can handle a lot of drudgery for $350k a year.

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Re:The problem might not be COBOL by agdtdudhegsjhs on Saturday July 11, 2020 @01:51AM (#23799889)

100% the money is the issue.

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Re:The problem might not be COBOL by p_l on Saturday July 11, 2020 @08:23AM (#23801636)

So is Java, and my last stint with Python definitely feels drudge-like too. Offer enough real money and appropriately structured career path (especially one that doesn't lead someone down path of "one language programmer") and you might find a team fast.

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