Comments on: Java is the New COBO…ZAP! http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:36:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Stoo http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-31980 Stoo Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:14:53 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-31980 (First : Sorry, crappy english is crappy since it's not my first language) I am a 20 years old girl studying in business informatics and I am learning learning COBOL. All the babyboomers who know COBOL are going to retire soon, leaving a huge demand for COBOL programmers. Every year there are companies and government agencies calling the teachers here to know if there still are newly graduated programmers who don't have jobs yet who would be interested in getting a job programming COBOL. Sad fact is that last year, there was only 3 students who graduated and they got jobs very quickly so they couldn't send anyone. COBOL is not going to disappear anywhere soon. There was too much money invested in making custom programs in companies and government agencies and it would cost too much to renew the whole systems with a new language that is nowhere near as effective as COBOL. And no... Java is not the next COBOL. Both languages don't even compare. (First : Sorry, crappy english is crappy since it’s not my first language)
I am a 20 years old girl studying in business informatics and I am learning learning COBOL. All the babyboomers who know COBOL are going to retire soon, leaving a huge demand for COBOL programmers. Every year there are companies and government agencies calling the teachers here to know if there still are newly graduated programmers who don’t have jobs yet who would be interested in getting a job programming COBOL. Sad fact is that last year, there was only 3 students who graduated and they got jobs very quickly so they couldn’t send anyone.

COBOL is not going to disappear anywhere soon. There was too much money invested in making custom programs in companies and government agencies and it would cost too much to renew the whole systems with a new language that is nowhere near as effective as COBOL.

And no… Java is not the next COBOL. Both languages don’t even compare.

]]> By: Robert Stinnett http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-30419 Robert Stinnett Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:15:51 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-30419 PERFORM 550-LAUGH-ROUTINE. ADD +1 TO LOVE-IT-COUNTER. MOVE ':-)' TO EMOTICON-OUTPUT. DISPLAY EMOTICON-OUTPUT. STOP RUN. PERFORM 550-LAUGH-ROUTINE.
ADD +1 TO LOVE-IT-COUNTER.
MOVE ‘:-)’ TO EMOTICON-OUTPUT.
DISPLAY EMOTICON-OUTPUT.
STOP RUN.

]]> By: Some Guy http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5693 Some Guy Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:05:41 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5693 for this part of the code.. I got something very wrong (I'm sure) I get these words: Swing development switching when frequently easier from Which could be rearranged to: development frequently easier when switching from Swing kind of funny though for this part of the code.. I got something very wrong (I’m sure)
I get these words:
Swing development switching when frequently easier from

Which could be rearranged to:
development frequently easier when switching from Swing

kind of funny though

]]> By: Jacques http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5125 Jacques Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:41:44 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5125 Or vice-versa. :-D Or vice-versa. :-D

]]> By: Jesus http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5105 Jesus Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:16:24 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5105 > Ruby is the new Pascal and Python is the new Lisp. You got that the wrong way around. > Ruby is the new Pascal and Python is the new Lisp.

You got that the wrong way around.

]]> By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5095 Eric Burke Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:20:50 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5095 Yes, yes yes...the first draft said something like..."We're all lucky COBOL programmers don't know how to use the Internets. They'd be pretty pissed to know how we talk about them..." So has anyone cracked this part of the code yet??? Yes, yes yes…the first draft said something like…”We’re all lucky COBOL programmers don’t know how to use the Internets. They’d be pretty pissed to know how we talk about them…”

So has anyone cracked this part of the code yet???

]]> By: Tom http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5088 Tom Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:38:53 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5088 The premise is flawed, cobol programmers don't get on the internet because they barely know how to use pc's; and if they do, they work at large financial companies that don't allow them access to the internet. What would a cobol programmer find on the internet to aid their work? Answer: nothing. When was the last time you saw a cobol tutorial? The premise is flawed, cobol programmers don’t get on the internet because they barely know how to use pc’s; and if they do, they work at large financial companies that don’t allow them access to the internet. What would a cobol programmer find on the internet to aid their work? Answer: nothing. When was the last time you saw a cobol tutorial?

]]> By: teh http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5032 teh Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:14:44 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5032 well eric.. there is a pun for Galactica right? well eric.. there is a pun for Galactica right?

]]> By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5017 Eric Burke Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:25:32 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5017 Anybody crack (this part of) the code? Anybody crack (this part of) the code?

]]> By: Jacques http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/comment-page-1/#comment-5013 Jacques Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:02:39 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2008/01/19/java-is-the-new-cobozap/#comment-5013 Funny, pretty funny! Java is the new Cobol and Ruby is the new Pascal and Python is the new Lisp. I am sure about that. Funny, pretty funny!

Java is the new Cobol and Ruby is the new Pascal and Python is the new Lisp. I am sure about that.

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