Join COBOL's Next Generation 276
jfruh writes "COBOL, it's finally becoming clear, isn't going away any time soon; there are far too many business-criticial applications written in it that work perfectly well for that to happen. This reality could be a career boon for IT staff. Need to learn the ins and outs of COBOL? Your employer may well pay for your training. Just getting started in IT? COBOL can provide a niche that gets you a first job."
Re:Nothing does (Score:4, Funny)
This is true. There is no other language which enables programs written in COBOL to run.
This. (Score:4, Funny)
This is why we can't have nice things.
Re:A complicated answer to a simple problem (Score:4, Funny)
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offence. [utexas.edu] -- Dijkstra
So I say any company that wants to send their employees to a COBOL class should be sent to jail for torture and reckless endangerment.
By that logic, as a result of off-shoring initiatives, several major US corporations have technically declared war on the nation of India.
COBOL is plainly superior... (Score:5, Funny)
COBOL is plainly superior... from an evolutionary standpoint. It propagated and survived. Nevermind that it feeds on the souls of developers. That's irrelevant. Evolution only cares about propagation and survival.
Re:You Can Tell COBOL Was Designed By A Woman (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nothing does (Score:5, Funny)
You're about to find out. 2014 is going to be the Year Of COBOL On The Desktop.