What do you expect? most of the guys in “DOGE” weren’t even alive on 9/11
I’m a bit surprised that they still have something in COBOL, maintenance probably costs o fortune, good luck finding young COBOL devs
It’s a niche, most of the companies use something more modern, easier to find devs, but there are still some that have to mentain that old code while they probably at the same time try to replace it with some other more common language (Java, C++, Rust, Go), I think it’s still used by some legacy systems in governments and financial institutions
It’s like knowing an extinct language, most of the time is useless, but if someone needs your skills they better pay good for it.
What do you expect? most of the guys in “DOGE” weren’t even alive on 9/11 I’m a bit surprised that they still have something in COBOL, maintenance probably costs o fortune, good luck finding young COBOL devs
Is being a COBOL dev something that can get you jobs?
I’m pretty good at FORTRAN and would love that kind of “you have invaluable skills so we can’t get rid of you for being queer” gig.
It’s a niche, most of the companies use something more modern, easier to find devs, but there are still some that have to mentain that old code while they probably at the same time try to replace it with some other more common language (Java, C++, Rust, Go), I think it’s still used by some legacy systems in governments and financial institutions
It’s like knowing an extinct language, most of the time is useless, but if someone needs your skills they better pay good for it.