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   -=> Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-   
      
    JH> i don't think there IS a big calling for cobol programmers like they   
    JH> expected. i know most state's unemployment benefit systems were written   
    JH> in cobol.   
      
    Y2K did manage to re-employ tons of COBOL programmers, right when   
    they were getting ready to retire. My bet would be on RPG as the next   
    retirement employment opportunity, as IBM has worked to keep the   
    hardware relevant. You could migrate off of your RPG code onto   
    virtualized *nix, on the same box.   
      
    JH> they need to just scrap it and start over instead of trying   
    JH> workarounds. my state rep was on the radio talking about how he was   
    JH> told it functions and it's so backwards and old i'm surprised it could   
    JH> handle anything, much less the bad times during covid.   
      
    Some people don't change. I've seen people that worked swing shifts   
    swapping tapes, printing out reports and running through maintenance   
    checklists, right up until they unplugged the last AS/400 and laid   
    them off. Didn't know what hit them.   
      
      
      
      
      
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