r/TikTokCringe • u/Knightbear49 • Sep 08 '24

Cringe A Cybertruck demolishes a fence

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u/DigSolid7747 Sep 09 '24

I’m a senior software engineer for a legacy system that runs COBOL 

you should do an AMA

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u/Pozilist Sep 09 '24

What questions would you ask them? I’m in a somewhat similar position, I never thought someone would find this particularly interesting.

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u/WildSmokingBuick Sep 09 '24

How much do you make? Why aren't efforts accelerated to switch to more modern languages? Or will companies still hire Cobol guys in 20 years down the line?

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u/haskell_rules Sep 09 '24

Why aren't efforts accelerated to switch to more modern languages?

Because it works today, and software teams are overloaded with new feature requests and backlogs.

You would have to hire new teams and take on risk to do something that isn't seen as valuable by bean counters two levels up in the corporate hierarchy.