Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer

Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by rbanffy on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:54PM (#26728381)

They are also somewhat underpaid. I’d totally like to be paid to work on mainframes, even if writing COBOL code, but not by taking a pay cut.

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by giantg2 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @01:57PM (#26728427)

How much do you make?

Many of the postings I see are $250k+. That's like 3x what I make.

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by slowmotiony on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:03PM (#26728531)

I think it depends on the skill. I see young programmers from big companies like IBM or Accenture making peanuts and working constant overtime while the older guys (I'm talking 30 years experience) who are independent consultants quote 1000€+/day.

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by rbanffy on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:02PM (#26728513)

I never saw one of those, but I don’t think I could be a senior COBOL developer. I’d need training on both language and zOS.

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by marktangotango on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:42PM (#26729132)

> Many of the postings I see are $250k+. That's like 3x what I make.

Proof please.

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Re:Learning COBOL: A Journey for the Modern Programmer by giantg2 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:11PM (#26729596)

Ah, I see. I was looking at consultant jobs. Regular jobs seem to be less.

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