> The surge in demand is being driven almost entirely by state unemployment systems. Most of these systems haven't seen a surge in unemployment claims since the 2009 recession and haven't had to change the underlying rules governing eligibility in even longer. Once the systems are patched and/or the surge in new claims subsides, 90% of this sudden demand for "Cobalt programmers" will evaporate.
I generally agree but I also believe that this whole exercise might be an impetus for some states to migrate these services to more modern languages to prevent this type of crisis in the future.
I generally agree but I also believe that this whole exercise might be an impetus for some states to migrate these services to more modern languages to prevent this type of crisis in the future.