• Presi300@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yk, you can make fun of old programming languages but the average job offer with one of them is.

    Needs to know fortran/cobol

    Pay: 8000€/month + benefits and unlimited sick days

    Compared to the average web dev job offer:

    Needs to know react, redux, angular, PHP (for managing legacy codebases) with 5+ years of experience, needs to be affluent in at least 3 languages and must have a master’s degree in computer science.

    Pay: 1500€/month

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    1 year ago

    This kid’s full name is Fortran Sucksdontlearnit Johnson. His parents actually hated Fortran. Imagine the disappointment they’re about to experience.

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      Was going to give my daughter the middle name Ada until my best friend for 20+ years pointed out Jenny Ate A Dick or if she was heavier food items Jenny is not my daughter’s name but used for an example.

      Tbh I still wanted to use it but my wife said no. I also lost the battle for Grace, and Marie. I gave up and let her pick the middle name in the delivery room all hopped up on hormones. I’m pretty sure she regrets the choice since we have never mentioned her middle name in 6 months.

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      And it is still living in weather forecasting models used by many weather institutes.

      Source: Work for a weather institute.

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        We use those too! The weather forecasting models are really important for calculating prices in the German Energy market. My company is even paying people extra for learning Fortran to do these tasks. It’s really weird to talk to 20-something y/o people who actively use Fortran.