Companies won't pay for COBOL?

Some of us need to keep skills current and be aware of what is marketable
and what's not.

Mindful of this, I came across the following article:

http://www.networkworld.com/cgi-bin/mailto/x.cgi?pagetosend=/export/home/httpd/htdocs/news/2008/041708-careers-sidebar.html&pagename=/news/2008/041708-careers-sidebar.html&pageurl=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/041708-careers-sidebar.html&site

It is about the skills that are perceived as being in decline, but it links
to another article about what is currently considered "hot".

The comment on COBOL is interesting, and pretty much in line with what
several posters here have expressed or implied for some time now.

Pete.
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"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."


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Relevant Pages

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