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  • Subject: Re: An odd thing
  • From: "Jeffrey M. Carey" <jeffreycarey@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 11:08:51 -0600
  • Organization: Trase Miller Solutions

As a COBOL AS/400 shop, I think the issue is this - there are very few
programmers available nowadays period.  Y2K projects have increased
demand all around.  While there are few AS/400 COBOL programmers, I
think there are more non-AS/400 COBOL programmers than RPG programmers.

Still, if I were advising in this case, I'd probably go with RPG (or
even C) before COBOL.  Next year, I might say Java, who knows!

Chris Rehm wrote:
> 
> ** Reply to note from John Carr <74711.77@compuserve.com> Tue, 9 Dec 1997 
>22:35:15 -0500
> 
> > Hmm COBOL huh?  Hmm.
> >
> > Ya know it's a big language on the AS/400.  At least 8% of the installed
> > base.
> 
> ;-)
> 
> I have to say though, I didn't think there were very many COBOL programmers
> around. I have noticed that their salary levels have gotten pretty high as
> the demand has remained constant for a few years with no new supply.
> 
> Now, I could understand someone looking for a language besides RPG if they
> felt they were going to find a larger base of trained programmers to hire,
> but I wouldn't think that would be COBOL.
> 
> > John Carr
> 
> 
> Chris Rehm
> Mr.AS400@ibm.net
> 
> How often can you afford to be unexpectedly out of business?
> Get an AS/400.
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