From: sc@fiat-linux.fr   
      
   Le 06-01-2026, c186282  a écrit :   
   > Commercial for a find-it service :   
   >   
   > Scene, some big factory. The line has broken down.   
   >   
   > Supervisor: "We need someone who can code COBOL".   
   >   
   > Employee :  "What is COBOL ???"   
   >   
   > Naturally the service finds one.   
      
   I never heard about any big factory relying on COBOL in years. I don't   
   know if some do, but I don't believe it can be the majority. Now, the   
   COBOL is heavily used in bank systems. In France anyway, all the front   
   end have been migrated in java, but the back end is still in COBOL. And   
   the issue is not about old unknown code but about new projects. As   
   nobody learn COBOL anymore, when banks hired new developer, he needs to   
   be teach COBOL first.   
      
   So yes, if someone want to learn COBOL today he will be able to program   
   in COBOL until retirement (can someone who want to program in COBOL for   
   his entire life can be happy is another story). But the issues I see with   
   COBOL today is unrelated with your story.   
      
   Mostly new developers don't want to learn COBOL. They want to program   
   video games, AI or other new things. But programming back end COBOL for   
   banks don't attract new developers. So when someone learn computer   
   science in university it's not to program in COBOL. But when someone   
   learned Biology or other course without job opportunity, learning COBOL   
   is better than being jobless or working for Mc Donald or other low level   
   job.   
      
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