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do they still use those on said financial systems i think i remember hearing that they were running out of cobol developers because the language is insanely old

>>18968
>do they still use those on said financial systems i think i remember hearing that they were running out of cobol developers because the language is insanely old
Yeah they do, I've heard some places really need COBOL devs, they're high demand and have very good salary o algo.

>>18969
i mean if you're able to and willing to deal with whatever fuckery people in the past had to face sure i guess?? but i feel like you'd be happier if you were to just use a modern language that's still being used for a fuck ton right now shit just incase the financial systems switch to something else

>>18970
>incase the financial systems switch to something else
dont even know if this will happen LOL

genuinely for what reason are we still using this shit

>>18989
but if it works it first i guess

>>18989
Because switching for a more recent tech is too risky, especially on a system as critical as the banking system.

>>18989
It just works. It was developed on the same principles as SQL and nobody is getting rid of SQL any time soon. Just like SQL, it's far from dead language. Its latest specification was published this year.

>>18970
You would also be working off of previous workers code that is older than yourself, I don't think it's worth it.

Probably. My uncle is a cobol programmer for a bank.

Not worth it

I rarely program in COBOL, I spend most of the time testing and checking that everything it's fine. The job is boring, most of the time you will be fixing mess that someone did 20 years ago.

It's hard to find content online about COBOL or Mainframes. It's always low-quality or indian slop videos that don't really teach you anything useful.

You'll probably be working for a Jew Company, literally working for the devil, and dealing with DEI bullshit. Promotions are rare, they usually happen when someone quits or retire.