Is learning COBOL worth it?

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Anonymous
2016-05-15 20:02:31Post No. 54566072
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:02:31 Post No. 54566072 [Report]

Is learning COBOL worth it?

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:19:01 Post No.54566352
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:19:01 Post No.54566352 [Report]

>>54566072
If someone pays you to know COBOL then yes it is worth it.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:21:42 Post No.54566405
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:21:42 Post No.54566405 [Report]

>>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.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:23:05 Post No.54566427
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:23:05 Post No.54566427 [Report]

Not if you're outside of the US

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:24:17 Post No.54566451
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:24:17 Post No.54566451 [Report]

>>54566427
Nothing is really worth learning in commie Europe desu

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:24:56 Post No.54566464
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:24:56 Post No.54566464 [Report]

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.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:24:58 Post No.54566465
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:24:58 Post No.54566465 [Report]

>>54566072
learn Assembly or gas yourself
>>54566405
>things that never happend

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:43:02 Post No.54566764
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:43:02 Post No.54566764 [Report]

>>54566072
meh

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Anonymous (ID: !d1CCypiDvQ) 2016-05-15 20:47:53 Post No.54566844
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Anonymous (ID: !d1CCypiDvQ) 2016-05-15 20:47:53 Post No.54566844 [Report]

>>54566072
learn Java

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:55:52 Post No.54567006
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 20:55:52 Post No.54567006 [Report]

>>54566072
Is it worth what? It's not like you'll get a job from it.

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:38:38 Post No.54567816
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 21:38:38 Post No.54567816 [Report]

>he fell for the COBOL meme

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Anonymous 2016-05-15 22:07:48 Post No.54568313
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 22:07:48 Post No.54568313 [Report]

>>54566352
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 23:20:53 Post No.54569549
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Anonymous 2016-05-15 23:20:53 Post No.54569549 [Report]

>>54567006
pretty much every major financial institution's infrastructure runs on cobol