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| From | Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently |
| Date | 2015-11-09 09:00 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <n1q8pc$e8v$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 11/9/2015 8:37 AM, Eric Douglas wrote: > On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 7:47:04 PM UTC-5, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> COBOL is still the most commonly used language in the world, with an >> estimated > 2B LOC created annually. While it is not used for web >> applications, it is used extensively in financial applications such as >> government, banking and insurance. >> >> And JCL is the most commonly used language on IBM-compatible mainframes, >> used by most large companies in the world. >> > I wasn't sure how much of that COBOL code still existed or how much has already been rewritten. My first programming job was 16 years ago, with one of the largest retailers in the world. They had a backend process which imported nightly data from stores and ran it through some COBOL programs using JCL. Then we took that data and uploaded it to the Unix server which had shell scripts and SQR accessing an Oracle database for a PeopleSoft application. > >> >> Not realistic in the real world. Better is to become an expert at one >> language. Smart potential employers/clients know one person cannot be >> an expert in all of these. >> >> It all depends on what your target audience is. > > Of course it's not realistic to attempt to become an expert in dozens of languages, but it's also not realistic to just be an expert in one language. Every Java Programmer ad I've come across was looking for someone who also knows another language. The last one specifically wanted a Java developer who also knows Javascript, jQuery, Spring, XML, SOAP, Tomcat. They didn't care how well I knew Java if I didn't already know jQuery even though I could teach myself jQuery within a week. > I didn't say you should learn just one language - just that you should be an expert in one language. Familiarity with other languages is always good. Over the last nearly 50 years I've been programming, I've forgotten more languages that many people ever learn - many you've probably never heard of. But of the more than 20 languages I've learned over time, I can only really claim to ever have been really proficient in a few. Java was one of them close to 20 years ago, but I haven't used it much since. -- ================== Remove the "x" from my email address Jerry Stuckle jstucklex@attglobal.net ==================
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Things have 'moved on' apparently Eternal Hope <laughingspam99@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 12:32 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-11-06 08:25 -0800
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 12:02 -0800
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-11-06 19:46 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-11-07 17:21 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-11-07 12:50 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 05:37 -0800
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-11-09 09:00 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-11-09 14:56 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-11-09 19:25 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-07 21:57 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-07 22:02 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently leif.roar@dimnakorr.com - 2015-11-08 02:00 -0600
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-08 08:44 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently leif.roar@dimnakorr.com - 2015-11-08 13:08 -0600
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2015-11-08 18:54 +0100
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-11-08 21:12 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-08 17:05 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-11-08 23:24 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-08 19:40 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-11-08 21:32 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-11-09 15:15 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-11-08 12:10 -0800
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-11-08 16:00 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-08 16:51 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2015-11-08 00:55 +0100
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-07 21:28 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2015-11-07 21:36 -0500
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently leif.roar@dimnakorr.com - 2015-11-08 02:12 -0600
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently askfor <askfor@nowhere.net> - 2015-11-09 18:02 +0100
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-11-10 22:32 -0800
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently Eternal Hope <laughingspam99@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 07:52 +0000
Re: Things have 'moved on' apparently ross.finlayson@gmail.com - 2015-11-19 23:28 -0800
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