Kirk,
Yes, I agree also and the ability to read a manualhave a ton of customers
who don't even take the time to rtfm..l
Scott ford
www.identityforge.com
On Jun 1, 2012, at 5:33 PM, Kirk Talman rkueb...@tsys.com wrote:
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 05/23/2012
I refuse to walk out. They will have to carry out in a box or bag. After
4 decades of doing Cobol on mainframe, it is less obnoxious than any
alternative I have right now - and they pay you to do it and give you
insurance.
Besides now I am getting back into assembler. This is too much fun
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 05/23/2012
05:39:26 PM:
From: Roberts, John J jrobe...@dhs.state.ia.us
When the last Cobol programmers walk out the door, so may 50 years
of business processes within the software they created. Will you be
ready?
Ed,
Now, folks want to assert that today's youngsters are too stupid to turn
into COBOL programmers? Well, dang it, sonny - the same thing was said
about us back in the day - and see how that turned out.
I don't think anyone is trying to claim that younger people can't learn COBOL.
After all, I
When the last Cobol programmers walk out the door, so may 50 years
of business processes within the software they created. Will you be
ready?
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227263/The_Cobol_Brain_Drain?
taxonomyId=154
Ed, Interesting article and fairly accurate IMO.
This is what
On 5/23/2012 3:39 PM, Roberts, John J wrote:
When the last Cobol programmers walk out the door, so may 50 years
of business processes within the software they created. Will you be
ready?
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227263/The_Cobol_Brain_Drain?
taxonomyId=154
Ed, Interesting
Only if you are an incompetent company...
From: Ed Gould edgould1...@comcast.net
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:31 PM
Subject: Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here
Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here
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To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Date: 05/23/2012 05:55 PM
Subject:Re: Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here
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On 5/23/2012 3:39 PM, Roberts, John J wrote:
When the last Cobol programmers walk out the door, so may 50 years
Puddicombe tpudd...@csc.com
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here
I'm almost old enough to admit I'm old.
I remember a time when businesses would take the brightest young
business minds they had, turn them over to folks
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