COBOL revived

[Mathias]

Source: [https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-jersey-cobol-coders-mainframes-coronavirus]

The state of New Jersey is looking for YOU, if you are a COBOL programmer. Due to the enormous rise in unemployment numbers (1.600%) they need to make changes to COBOL code powering their " 40-Year-Old Mainframes".

I knew the years in COBOL education would pay off one day! - Oh wait.. it's for volunteers only.. mhmm... ; )

[Martin Iturbide]

Hi

Rumor has it that a lot of COBOL programmers were cryogenically frozen to solve the Y10K future problem. 

Regards

[Pete]

Hi

COBOL was the 3rd language that I learnt but have not used it since... err... 1991-ish. I probably would not be much use to New Jersey especially as I used to work on ICL mainframes running VME, never used an IBM mainframe in my life :-)

And, of course, travel restrictions would probably prevent me leaving the UK even if I was interested.


Regards

Pete

[Fahrvenugen]

Pete, you never know, you just might be able to dial into that mainframe in New Jersey to help them out.  Time to dust off the old 300 baud Hayes!

[Wilfried]

Hi,

seems a new chance to use "Visual Age  COBOL" on OS/2.

MfG
wilfried