Mainframe updates and predictions for 2010
Posted by Mike on Friday, January 8, 2010 - 366 views
The past year was busy for the mainframe and those of us who make our living from it, and 2010 will likely be just as hectic.
Mainframes Still Garnering Key Support
Posted by Mike on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 277 views
This change of attitude has given new life to the COBOL programming language as well. Many organizations are re-purposing their COBOL applications for the … MORE
COBOL’s future lies in the clouds
Posted by Mike on Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 274 views
It’s been 50 years since the initial specifications of COBOL were laid out, yet the future remains bright for the venerable programming … MORE
10 dying IT skills
Posted by Mike on Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 276 views
… it also appears in as many articles about organizations with legacy applications written in COBOL that are having a hard time finding workers with COBOL … MORE
Modernization of Legacy Applications: When Is the Right Time?
Posted by Mike on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 195 views
Even people with skills in COBOL — the once predominant language — are becoming more difficult to find. Most programmers no longer learn COBOL in school; … MORE
COBOL anniversary highlights a vibrant ecosystem
Posted by Mike on Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 388 views
COBOL’s place in the enterprise and on the mainframes of businesses around the world remains a function of the language’s ever-expanding horizons. … MORE
COBOL Is Dead; Long Live COBOL
Posted by Mike on Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 179 views
Cobol, the time-tested computer language, which critics have periodically pronounced dead only to see it springing back to life each time, celebrated its … MORE
