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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by commandlinefan on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:19PM (#26719876)
You won’t suffer a respectable salary, either. COBOL doesn’t pay well, even as it’s increasing in importance.
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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by moron4hire on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @11:48PM (#26720398)
Case in point, the governor of New Jersey asked for volunteers.
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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by toomanybeersies on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @11:28AM (#26726308)
The US Military is a force comprised of volunteers, and yet they get paid.
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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by Aloha on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:47PM (#26720047)
You'll be paid enough to be comfortable, not rich, even more so when you consider that most COBOL jobs are not in Silicon Valley.
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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by snurfer on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @11:02PM (#26720135)
Money can't buy everything nor can it be the salve for all indignities.
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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by yjftsjthsd-h on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:02AM (#26720781)
Okay, but it sounds like COBOL is indignity and low pay, yes?
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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by fennecfoxen on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @09:19AM (#26724470)
If I’m going to go and make less money as a deliberate life choice, it’ll either be something overtly charitable or it’ll be doing something fun, like in the arts. It won’t be boring work for someone else to profit off of.
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