Is learning COBOL worth it?
>>54566072
If someone pays you to know COBOL then yes it is worth it.
>>54566072
I learnt it after I dropped out of college and 2 years later I'm on a $200k per year (basic comp) job in finance.
Not if you're outside of the US
>>54566427
Nothing is really worth learning in commie Europe desu
Do you plan on working on Z/OS mainframes? If yes, then yes. If no, then probably no. The language is stupid and has no use outside of incredibly arcane computer systems.
>>54566072
learn Assembly or gas yourself
>>54566405
>things that never happend
>>54566072
meh
>>54566072
learn Java
>>54566072
Is it worth what? It's not like you'll get a job from it.
>he fell for the COBOL meme
>>54566352
/thread
>>54567006
pretty much every major financial institution's infrastructure runs on cobol