Im very new to this. It's a genuine question. I saw a comment in this sub saying with cobol, i can "make a quick buck" as opposed to a legit career. I know not to weigh one single comment, so i open it to you all. If i spent the time learning Cobol, what should i do? To my understand, learning it isnt all that hard and pretty striaght forward I am taking IBM Cobol course. I hear there are others. Maybe better? I think its cool working with a technology this old Thak you submitted by /u/SweetTeaRex92 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

The code is pretty long, exceeding the character length here. I have attached a link to my sharefile where you can access the entire code. https://criticalpathsoftwarellc.sharefile.com/public/share/web-s162105442daa462c86e5e6baf1e17473 https://preview.redd.it/pa6v7w0szqed1.png?width=1277&format=png&auto=webp&s=df0853ec5296117ac5cfa3775df56bdeb2c2a2b3 https://preview.redd.it/bkzuyvaxzqed1.png?width=1370&format=png&auto=webp&s=f30e1b95a56739e9627d3285034a88f650a0ebb5 https://preview.redd.it/szwjje100red1.png?width=932&format=png&auto=webp&s=2a645e2636c24f600b ..read more

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There are a lot of COBOL developers working in IBM Mainframe, plus these platform are most common and widely used by biggest companies worldwide. However, there are still around 300 companies, If I guess it right, worldwide right now, uses HP Tandem Nonstop fault tolerant and process oriented system. And numbers of these companies are based in the US. submitted by /u/Yorich_Yestdy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hey community, could you please recommend a good guide to learn cobol? I have a decade of experience on z/OS doing different things, but not development. submitted by /u/Ronk58 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello, I am new to learning cobol. Is there an active discord server? submitted by /u/Rockefeller_street [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have been In Cobol programming for many years and sad to see that less of our young generations interested of learning COBOL language. submitted by /u/Yorich_Yestdy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I'm 62, in the UK. Did a lot of cobol on tandem (hp nonstop) and ICL VME. Been out of cobol for almost 20 years. Current job is moving from SQL report writer to java and I'm not coping. Just had a scathing review and it feels like there's a target on my back. What is the current job market like for cobol in the UK? Is returning to cobol a realistic prospect? What salary range could I expect? I need to work for at least 8 more years. submitted by /u/DopeyMan999 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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Hello All, I have returned seeking help regarding my resume. a bout a year ago I made a post in this reddit looking for guidance on how to break into the world of mainframe. luckily enough of me all of you guys were very helpful and assisted in changing my life for the greater good! Since then I finally ended up getting hired with a big " FInacial SERVicing' company and unluckily my position was eliminated (was told it wasn't due to performance but the company just wiped out my position on a random Wednesday morning which sucks considering I relocated from California to Nebraska) Since then I ..read more