Re: COBOL?
By: unixl0rd to All on Tue May 02 2023 07:09 pm
Asking whether a given niche language is a good one to learn for job purposes is
rough.
I follow a gent on Twitter who is one of the more well known experts on IBM main
frames and Cobol and the like, as well as integrating them with modern systems.
He recently lost his job with IBM, and was casting around looking for new employ
ment, and it was rough.
Does that mean you shouldn't learn COBOL or IBM mainframe technology? Not at all
! It could be an interesting experience and improve the depth and breadth of you
r understanding of technology as a whole.
But are your chances good for being able to walk into a COBOL job because you to
ol this course? Maybe, but I certainly wouldn't bet the farm on it :)
To my mind, contributing to open source and building a resume of code people can
review and appreciate matters a lot more, as well as job experience.
The thing employers want to know is: Can you do what they need?
Good luck, have fun, and keep learning no matter what you do!
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