[kwlug disc.] KWLUG Library Books (Most of the list)

[Insurance Squared Inc.]

And as much as COBOL's a joke, it's really not a joke.  COBOL's still 
used aplenty in legacy systems in large corporations.  Not that many 
years ago I worked for a larger local company where having COBOL on your 
resume was a desired skill.  I expect they're using it yet today.

If you're gunning for a job atsome hitech firm then cobol's not where 
it's at.  Different story if you're looking for a job at a large 
financial institution or the like.




Raul Suarez wrote:
>> That's like saying anyone who needs 21 days to learn
>> C shouldn't be allowed near electronic equipment.
>>     
>
> That title says "learn" not "master". All your
> arguments are regarding to how usefull and still used
> COBOL is, the point of the joke was that if it takes
> you 21 days to learn COBOL then you're doing something
> wrong.
>
> COBOL is a very simple language to learn. I'd say that
> if you already know how to program, a weekend is more
> than enough to learn it. Meaning, the ability to read
> and understand other people's code and to start
> writing your own code.
>
>   
>> [And there's only so many hours for this stuff in a
>> day. Just how many
>> sets of objects can one's mind retain before
>> exploding. e.g. Think
>> VoIP / Telephony.]
>>