But you felt like it would be a good idea to learn it, right? Did you keep that a secret? Because no one has ever told me that they are learning COBOL.zompist wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:07 pm I don't think you're getting what I'm saying. You think, in 2020, that COBOL was "before your time". The cool kids don't learn it. Your program doesn't teach it. I felt the exact same thing in 1980. Yet COBOL was thriving then and is still thriving today. It's like a whole stealth industry hidden from most developers.
I should learn it, but keep it a secret until I'm desperate. Gotcha.Ares Land wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:10 pm Several people I know deliberately hide their COBOL knowledge, lest they be assigned to maintenance contracts...
(In much the same way, I don't mention IIS, Websphere and Windows Server on my resume...)
Typically it's not taught in university anymore. Companies provide the training.
From what I hear it's awfully boring but kind of relaxing. carefully considering night time batches is better for your blood pressure than the "everything should be in production yesterday web projects.