IBM is serious about recruiting and training COBOL programmers, hot eyes on veterans who have retired
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If you're an expert in COBOL, you're suddenly in high demand
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COBOL is a very old programming language that was developed in 1959, but because of its high reliability, it still holds strong support as of 2020. In addition, in response to the rapid increase in unemployment insurance benefit applications accompanying the rapid increase in unemployment due to the effect of the new coronavirus , COBOL of the It was also noticed by the rapid recruitment of skilled personnel.
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New Jersey is not the only country where COBOL skills are needed. According to a report by the British popular newspaper Daily Mail, the number of applications for unemployment insurance has increased sharply in New Jersey, Kansas, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Mississippi, Oklahoma, etc. As a result, there is a growing demand for human resources who can repair the unemployment insurance system.
In this situation, IBM said, 'Our clients face unprecedented moments in the global pandemic of new coronavirus infections, with record numbers of unemployment benefits in some states, in particular. It became clear that the immediate problem of processing the application was pressing. ”In order to respond to the temporary surge in demand, we cooperated with the Open Mainframe Project under the Linux Foundation to: Announced that it will start three new initiatives.
· Recruiting a community of all COBOL programmers : By establishing a human resources portal, we will connect retired veteran COBOL programmers, students who have completed COBOL courses, and volunteer volunteers with new needs.
・ Establishment of COBOL Technical Forum : COBOL programmers can share problems and learn new technologies by establishing a temporary forum so that experienced COBOL programmers can provide free advice and expertise. Allows you to get a solution quickly.
-Establishment of Open Source COBOL Training : Start an open source training program for professionals to teach beginners COBOL and pass on rich experience and knowledge, and prepare a curriculum that anyone can learn COBOL for free.
'There are a number of states that require programming skills to make changes to their COBOL-based systems,' said Meredith Stowell, vice president of IBM's mainframe business IBM Z. We must consider new parameters for eligibility for unemployment benefits in a very limited time, and IBM will work closely with clients in need of these skills to meet their needs, We are committed to bringing people together to find solutions to the challenges they face. '
Experienced COBOL programmers have responded to the growing demand for COBOL skills. 75-year-old Mahmoud Etzerdin, who has been a COBOL system developer for insurance companies and government offices, said, 'It's a disaster. COBOL is hard to learn, and it wasn't designed for the internet. People want to learn a simpler language, but we can't blame them for that. '
Etzeldin, who lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC, is willing to accept government volunteers. According to research by Gartner , a research company in the IT field, the average age of COBOL programmers is over 60.
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“Study on COBOL is not highly recommended for modern students,” said Geo Widerhold , a former professor at Stanford University. Mr. Widderhold, who was hired as a teaching profession at Stanford University in 1979 and has also taught computer science to Apple, Facebook, Google engineers, but he has never taught COBOL.
Meanwhile, 53-year-old Chuck Robins , CEO of Cisco Systems, the world's largest computer network equipment development company, said, `` Fortunately, he was a COBOL programmer for a financial company that was the predecessor of Bank of America. , I remember that COBOL wasn't such a difficult language. It would be understandable by the younger people of today, 'he added to the expectations of young COBOL programmers.
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