▲ 1752 ▼ Why 150 years olds are still getting social security benefits (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by DytallixB@lemmy.world to c/enoughmuskspam@lemmy.world 179 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is being a COBOL dev something that can get you jobs? I’m pretty good at FORTRAN and would love that kind of “you have invaluable skills so we can’t get rid of you for being queer” gig. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sasquatch7704@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's a niche, most of the companies use something more modern, easier to find devs, but there are still some that have to mentain that old code while they probably at the same time try to replace it with some other more common language (Java, C++, Rust, Go), I think it's still used by some legacy systems in governments and financial institutions It's like knowing an extinct language, most of the time is useless, but if someone needs your skills they better pay good for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sasquatch7704@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago It's a niche, most of the companies use something more modern, easier to find devs, but there are still some that have to mentain that old code while they probably at the same time try to replace it with some other more common language (Java, C++, Rust, Go), I think it's still used by some legacy systems in governments and financial institutions It's like knowing an extinct language, most of the time is useless, but if someone needs your skills they better pay good for it. permalink fedilink source parent
