>i am a cobol programmer, just temporarily assigned to a vfp 5.0 project. i >find your remarks regarding cobol programmers incorrect and inflammatory. >having coded in cobol for over 12 years, i certainly understand cobol >programmers and their work habits better than you. to set the record straight >- cobol has not been taught it schools for many years. because of that most >cobol programmers are older and qualify for a senior discount.

Brenda, you might be heartened to know that I had 3 semesters of COBOL in college (I graduated in December 96). We edited, linked and compiled in VAX COBOL 85, but once got to sit in on a seminar where they were using OBJECT COBOL!!! Talk about rearranging the chairs on the Titanic...