Re: COBOL interview tests

LX-i wrote:
That last part bring up another conflict I have - I could probably put
forth the effort to learn OO COBOL, and make some small application
with it. I'm sure I would learn a lot along the way. But would it
benefit me past the "gee-whiz" of being able to say that I did it?
(Granted, the "gee-whiz" pull is pretty strong - but I've got some
other stuff to do with already-deployed applications too.)

You're flirting with the 4th grade not even being a memory...


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