Does that mean Cobol is “alive”?
I wouldn’t say so. Not in any “community enthusiasm” or “upcoming features” sort of way. And, as others have pointed out, Perl is usually an auxiliary, not primary, job skill that employers are looking for. I think I see it listed for just about every sys admin position, for example. Now, before anyone gets their Perl Panties in a bunch, I’m not suggesting that Perl is anywhere near where Cob Re: (Score:1) by renodino (6856) Does that mean Cobol is “alive”? I wouldn’t say so Actually, I wouldn’t call in Father Murphy to give COBOL [google.com] its last rites just yet. And if COBOL’s survivability concerns you a great deal, you may want to withdraw all your funds from the bank, as much of them are still managed by COBOL based systems. Not to mention how much of your government may be dependent on it. I’m also a bit puzzled by those that seem to demand a level of data cleansing of the Perl numbers that isn’t required of any of the other Re: (Score:2) by djberg96 (2603) Oh, I’m well aware
