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Rupert V/rupert@mastodon.nz
Oct 23, 2026, 11:54 PM
@jbqueru @overholt I remember being a callow youth telling old COBOLers that they were going to get left behind if they didn't learn an OO language.
Then we went through Y2K and they all retired early and I'm still working.
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Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quérujbqueru@floss.social
Oct 24, 2026, 8:59 AM
@rupert @overholt The thing is, most software we deal with is existing software, not new software. And software often exists longer than employees last. There's a lot of money to be made when existing software becomes old software.
(I could talk at length about the process to plan for a software transition, most people underestimate or entirely ignore the constraints brought in by existing software).
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Domestic Supply :verified:ddgulledge@social.linux.pizza
Oct 24, 2026, 1:13 PM
@rupert @jbqueru @overholt Don't worry. 2038 is only 12 years away.
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Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quérujbqueru@floss.social
Oct 24, 2026, 1:14 PM
@ddgulledge @rupert @overholt I've promised myself I would try to retire well before that date.
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