On 4/5/20 12:22 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
On Apr 5, 2020, at 6:41 AM, Stefan Skoglund via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
lör 2020-04-04 klockan 21:47 -0700 skrev Fred Cisin via cctalk:
On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, Jeffrey Brace via cctalk wrote:
https://josephsteinberg.com/covid-19-response-new-jersey-urgently-needs-cobol-programmers-yes-you-read-that-correctly/
In December 1999, they were looking for COBOL programmers.
They were told to update their software.
Now, 20 years later, they are looking for COBOL programmers, to start
the
update project.
To be fair, in this case updating your software means:
throw out the baby with the water
build a completely new IT infrastructure with everything
and expect things to work badly the next 5-8 years....
long enough to hinder/(be a millstone around) the governor's re-
election campagin
and then in 15 years, be prepared to redo....
Pundits like this steinberg is right and wrong - they doesn't
acknowledge how expensive new fangled information technology is.
What’s really funny, in a sad way, if you read the article above carefully, and
you watch the clip. They’re looking for *VOLUNTEERS* to do this work!
https://www.latestly.com/technology/new-jersey-governor-needs-cobol-programmers-as-covid-19-response-volunteers-to-fix-unemployment-insurance-systems-gets-trolled-on-twitter-for-demanding-outdated-technology-1660018.html
And, if the happen to get those "volunteers", they will get
exactly what they paid for and the trade press will get even
more rocks to throw at COBOL.
bill
