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I'm currently tossing around the idea of learning COBOL. The reason this has been on my mind is because its a very very old language. It seems that it has long since been out of the lime light for a long time but, many companies still use old legacy COBOL code. As the years go on I feel COBOL will become more and more in demand as many younger developers and students are no longer bothering to learn it but there are still systems running it and there are still people who are paid quite will to maintain it.

What does HN think?

Hello HN,

I'm coming up on my sophomore year in college as a cs major. I feel as though I understand a good bit more than majority of other people in my classes but I still feel as if I'm only an "okay" programmer. I understand it takes writing a lot of code to get better but other than that are there any tips you might be willing to share to help me on my journey to becoming a great developer?

I'm a CS major and I just got finished with finals. Other than working part time over the summer I will have a giant amount of free time that wasn't there during the school year. What books would you recommend I read over the summer?

I'm a CS major and I just got finished with finals. Other than working part time over the summer I will have a giant amount of free time that wasn't there during the school year. What books would you recommend I read over the summer?

Hey guys, I'm currently studying CS and I am Sophomore. I would consider my self an "ok" programmer, I'm not by any means amazing but with that being said I'm not horrible either. Is there any projects open source or other wise that you might need some help on so that I can get some real world experience and something to list on my resume as well?

The title says it all. I am currently a Sophomore studying CS at middle of the line university. Sometimes I feel like I don't know anything compared to some of the upper class men, including the ones that are only a year more along than me. So my question is what do should I focus on to ensure I will be relevant to the work force before and after graduation?