The need comes as New Jersey struggles to process a staggering 1,600% increase in unemployment claims as the wave of coronavirus-spurred business closures comes crashing to shore. 1980's-era mainframes power new Jersey's unemployment system, so scaling operations up to handle the increased load requires programmers that mostly no longer exist. That presents a unique challenge as the state looks to pay out more than 362,000 unemployment claims filed over the last two weeks, half of which are unpaid, not to mention the continuing onslaught of new applications.
The state will have competition, though; Connecticut is already leading a joint project with three other states to recruit COBOL coders to overhaul its own aging mainframe infrastructure. None of these efforts will find easy success: COBOL is a dead language that hasn't been taught in most universities for decades, and the rare COBOL coders command anywhere from $55 to $85 an hour. As such, New Jersey is looking for volunteers, likely of the retired sort, to help solve its problems.
Отсюда
Нью Джерси ищет волонтеров, которые могли бы программировать на Коболе. Что, удивлены? Оказывается, компьютерная система Нью Джерси по учету безработных сделана на Коболе и ей 40 лет. Естественно, сейчас наплыв подач на пособие, систему нужно апгрейдить, а программистов, которые способны программировать на Коболе уже практически нет или они старые как дерьмо мамонта и на пенсии.
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