> “It does exactly what you tell it to do on a line [of code],” explains Stuart. ”Sometimes you get files that are 2,000 lines long, but they’re easy to understand because they simply do what they say they’re doing at that line.”
I don’t think COBOL is a good match for the programs I write in my spare time, but as a job it sounds nice. I guess the main problem if I were to find a job doing it would be the corporate culture at the kinds of companies that use it, but if I could do it remotely using my own workstation with any tools I choose I would do it.
> “It does exactly what you tell it to do on a line [of code],” explains Stuart. ”Sometimes you get files that are 2,000 lines long, but they’re easy to understand because they simply do what they say they’re doing at that line.”
I don’t think COBOL is a good match for the programs I write in my spare time, but as a job it sounds nice. I guess the main problem if I were to find a job doing it would be the corporate culture at the kinds of companies that use it, but if I could do it remotely using my own workstation with any tools I choose I would do it.