RE: old programming languages (was RE: Jumpstart a programming ab ilit y)

[bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com]

COBOL is still alive and well in the semiconductor industry.

-----Original Message-----
From: Amanda Nance [mailto:Amanda -dot- Nance -at- VITALPS -dot- COM]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 7:54 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: old programming languages (was RE: Jumpstart a programming
abilit y)

"COBOL is an all but dead language..."

mainframes use, it must be old. It seems that there are some industries that
need people who can program in the old languages. It doesn't sound like John
wants to learn an old one, but aren't there some situations in which knowing
an old language could give you an advantage?


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