Last summer, Michael Vu, a 40-year-old independent IT consultant, found himself in a wholly unexpected place midway through his career. He’d signed a three-week contract to help a major U.S. retailer ...

The COBOL skills gap is neither as extreme nor as straightforward as you might imagine. Here’s what companies can do to keep their COBOL systems running, and what would-be COBOL developers should know ...

Understanding multiple clouds can pay big career dividends for developers. But so can COBOL, and here’s why. Though most developers are proficient in just one cloud, if any, there are smart reasons to ...

When faced with "computer says no" moments in shops and banks, Jan Stuart is occasionally tempted to leap over the counter and bash the till in frustration. Just like the rest of us. But unlike the ...

Cobol and Node.js may seem like an odd pairing, but a developer has created a link between the two platforms, despite criticisms Linking the old world of programming with the new, a Web developer from ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Job seekers' interest in a vintage programming language has spiked in the wake of the coronavirus ...

Businesses are faced with a shortage of programmers with Cobol skills, but there is hope that a new generation of developers will emerge. In the fast-moving, ever-changing IT industry, businesses are ...

Recruitment agents, you can keep your Java and C++ developers. The head of development at one of the world's largest providers of funds management software says Cobol is still the best language for ...

Ventilators, retired doctors, N95 face masks — all have been in high demand from heads of state and U.S. governors, but now you can add COBOL programmers to that pandemic response list. That's right, ...

Programming languages don't often make national headlines. But New Jersey governor Phil Murphy's plea earlier this month for developers familiar with the 60-year-old programming language Cobol to help ...