Misstated - COBOL isn't perceived as sexy ,,, WE have over 500 servers in the room and we call it the chicken farm.
Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Information & Communications Technology Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 03/26/2008 11:13:48 AM: > ---------------------- Information from the mail header > ----------------------- > Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > Poster: Steve Comstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Is IT becoming extinct? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Daniel McLaughlin wrote: > > COBOL isn't sexy anymore. High schools are teaching PC stuff. And yet a > > myriad of code being used is on our mainframes. > > Well, COBOL isn't _percieved_ as sexy anymore. > > But you can handle ASCII and UNICODE and XML in COBOL. > You can code COBOL CGIs to run under your z/OS HTTP. > What's sexier than the web these days? > > > > > > I once automated myself out of a support job. > > > > I am a dinosaur. > > I know the feeling. But we gotta' learn how to do > the new stuff on the mainframe, and let management > see it. > > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > z/OS Application development made easier > * Our classes include > + How things work > + Programming examples with realistic applications > + Starter / skeleton code > + Complete working programs > + Useful utilities and subroutines > + Tips and techniques > > ==> call or email to receive a free sample student handout <== > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > Best Overall Third-Party Claims Administrator - 2007 "Business Insurance" Readers Choice Awards Consider the environment before printing this message. This transmission is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is confidential, proprietary, privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure. If you are not the named addressee, you are NOT authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this communication, its attachments or any part of them. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this communication from all computers. This communication does not form any contractual obligation on behalf of the sender, the sender's employer, or the employer's parent company, affiliates or subsidiaries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
