04-10-2020, 03:56 PM
norse wrote:
I'm positive the programs has gotten so convoluted/spaghetti coded with all the modifications by different programmers over the decades, that the systems would be difficult to "enhance/fix".
...and thats likely what makes the contracts lucrative.
Honestly, I find the problem interesting. Any newbie can write perfect code when starting from scratch. It takes someone with experience and guts to dig into a convoluted system.
The main reason why I wouldn't take my career in this direction is because there's likely no interest in moving away from COBOL. If there was it would have already happened.