7 Aug
2008
7 Aug
'08
11:19 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
"COBOL programmers are hard to come by these
days," said Fred Forrer,
the Sacramento-based CEO of MGT of America, a public-sector
consulting firm. "It's certainly not a language that is taught.
Oftentimes, you have to rely on retired annuitants to come back and
help maintain the system until you're able to find a replacement."
It's not at all hard to find COBOL programmers, and they are NOT all
retired. Offer a decent salary, and you'll get them. What the state is
specifically trying to do, though is to cut everyone's salaries, so how
likely is it that they'll offer a good salary to a COBOL programmer.
The real story is that it's a bunch of political posturing.