Comment Other problems . . . (Score 1) 169
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But if the mainframe job market have a problem, is lack of people. Mainframes are not user friendly, and youngsters are not likely to devote two or three years learning something from the grannies, on a very harsh learning environment, with a step learning curve, when all their peers are talking about creating a new app and selling to Google for a gazillion dollars.
There is also the problems of: you cannot realistically teach yourself, no classes are offered, and you cannot get experience until you already have experience - and experience is *always* mandatory.