Digital Dave

I am completely amazed that they even teach this language anymore.  I understand that there is a plethora of code written in this language, and that people don’t want to spend the time/money/energy to update their code, but do they really think that teaching this is worth it?  I mean, I can not imagine any kid growing up, these days, thinking they really want to be a COBOL programmer…  This is a generation of fast cars and bad a… Wait.  Fast computers, rapidly increasing technology, cheaper per $ GB… You would think that people would have their sights on newer tools. I certainly do.

I’m not saying that I hate the language, or that it is difficult to program in, but couldn’t I spend my time in a better ‘required’ class than this?

You know things are bad when your department head agrees with you, and wants to get rid of the class, but says that he can’t because there is still a need for COBOL programmers.