Yah beat me to it David :) I was just reading some of the responses to a similar posting
on Slashdot. Most of the posters over there are probably living in their parents basement
and don't realize that the bank that manages their parents account, or the insurance
company that pays out benefit payments for auto/health reimbursements are probably
running COBOL.
Maybe these young Java/C/C++ folks should volunteer their time to rewrite all of these
old, pesky COBOL applications in the new "language du juor". I wish them the best of
luck :)
Good post David!
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"COBOL, it's finally becoming clear, isn't going away any time soon;
there are far too many business-criticial applications written in it
that work perfectly well for that to happen. This reality could be a
career boon for IT staff. Need to learn the ins and outs of COBOL?
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