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Thread: Introduction
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latch Wrote: (15-11-2010, 03:05 AM)
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A few years ago, I was working at a place that still used 8 inch floppies. My guess is that they still do to this day. Oddly, they had robots named Ren and Stim... |
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Thread: A couple of things about coding
Post: RE: A couple of things about coding
| I notice that you skipped over about 40 years' worth of computer language evolution, Craig.
Out here in the real world, we still use COBOL extensively, along with all that supports it (JCL on the mai... |
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Thread: Introduction
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| Not just banks. Many large businesses still rely on COBOL systems. I work for an insurance company, not a bank. And don't forget all those Indian software houses that are taking over support of leg... |
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13-06-2010, 08:33 PM |
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Thread: Introduction
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| Yes, but if you want to stay employed where I am employed, you will learn .NET, in particular C#. Anyway, what about Mono, PHP and Java? Remember, I am a corporate programmer drone, working for an ... |
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13-06-2010, 08:07 PM |
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Thread: Introduction
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| If truth be told, all COBOL is archaic. But when used for what it was originally designed for, it works very well. I would be happy to use COBOL in situations for which it is well suited, e.g. worki... |
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12-06-2010, 09:45 PM |
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Thread: Introduction
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| You would be surprised not only at the number of people who remember COBOL, but also at the sheer number of programmers still working with it today. You might find yourself using it too one day. Don... |
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12-06-2010, 06:49 PM |
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Thread: Introduction
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| Thanks.
I like doing what I do for a living. The only thing about doing this job that really bothers me is that I am expected to retire when I'm 65!
bigsharn Wrote: (10-06-2010, 09:10 AM)
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10-06-2010, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Introduction
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| Couldn't not join really.
I have worked in IT for 26 years (yikes!). Back in my day, portable meant 360K on 5.25" black paper and plastic things that were not so much floppy as foldable. And PCs ... |
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