State of New Jersey needs COBOL programmers

[Warner Losh]

On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 10:26 AM Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 10:22 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
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>> > On Apr 5, 2020, at 6:41 AM, Stefan Skoglund via cctalk <
>> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> > lör 2020-04-04 klockan 21:47 -0700 skrev Fred Cisin via cctalk:
>> >> On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, Jeffrey Brace via cctalk wrote:
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>> https://josephsteinberg.com/covid-19-response-new-jersey-urgently-needs-cobol-programmers-yes-you-read-that-correctly/
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>> >> In December 1999, they were looking for COBOL programmers.
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>> >> They were told to update their software.
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>> >> Now, 20 years later, they are looking for COBOL programmers, to start
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>> >> update project.
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>> > To be fair, in this case updating your software means:
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>> > throw out the baby with the water
>> > build a completely new IT infrastructure with everything
>> > and expect things to work badly the next 5-8 years....
>> > long enough to hinder/(be a millstone around) the governor's re-
>> > election campagin
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>> > and then in 15 years, be prepared to redo....
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>> > Pundits like this steinberg is right and wrong - they doesn't
>> > acknowledge how expensive new fangled information technology is.
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>> What’s really funny, in a sad way, if you read the article above
>> carefully, and you watch the clip.  They’re looking for *VOLUNTEERS* to do
>> this work!
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>> https://www.latestly.com/technology/new-jersey-governor-needs-cobol-programmers-as-covid-19-response-volunteers-to-fix-unemployment-insurance-systems-gets-trolled-on-twitter-for-demanding-outdated-technology-1660018.html
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> Good luck with that. You could have found them easily enough in the 70s
> when my folks were taking Cobol classes at the community college and
> everyone was using it. Now... woof.
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/05/new_jersey_seeks_cobol_volunteers/

Warner

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