Oracle Files Motion to Strike Google's Answer, Some Counterclaims(groklaw.net)
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Oracle Files Motion to Strike Google's Answer, Some Counterclaims
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> It will slowly become the new cobol.
Please explain.
You wait for a few decades, and then find work at the kind of companies that still need maintenance work on decades-old code. Presumably, by that time you'll be one of the few practicing Java coders left, and you'll be able to charge big bucks for your scarcity, and hopefully, skill set.
If that sounds appealing to you, then you may want to start learning Java now.
If that sounds appealing to you, then you may want to start learning Java now.
Today good COBOL programmers can make a lot of money maintaining legacy systems for banks and other large enterprises.
Very poor piece. I didn't get anything more from the article than the headline already has.
Heartfelt though, and with the exposure Groklaw articles have, it's certain (?) to reach someone in Oracle.
I sincerely doubt that it'll make a difference, but it shouldn't be because no one told them differently.
I sincerely doubt that it'll make a difference, but it shouldn't be because no one told them differently.
Did PJ write that? It's not attributed, but didn't quite seem to be her style.
I think the damage has already been done. Java will continue to be used for decades, but many developers are coming to the conclusion that it doesn't have much of a future. It will slowly become the new cobol.