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Mainframe updates and predictions for 2010

Mike — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:44:04 +0000

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

Mike — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:18:23 +0000

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

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:47:31 +0000

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

Mike — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:53:18 +0000

… 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?

Mike — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:43:14 +0000

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

Mike — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:57:37 +0000

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

Mike — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:23:19 +0000

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