[Info-vax] OpenVMS async I/O, fast vs. slow

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/5/2023 1:03 PM, abrsvc wrote:
> On Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 12:47:21 PM UTC-5, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> As a result the demand is small.
>> 
>> It is not zero but despite the frequent "we have a problem"
>> announcements, then it seems like they can keep and hire+train the
>> people they need for maintenance.

> The demand these days is a little different as well.
> 
> I am currently working with 2 clients using PL/I code.  They no
> longer have PL/I expertise onsite and don't know how to modify the
> existing code in one case, and don't know what the code does in the
> other case.  Nice work for me, but it would be nice if there were
> resources for such tasks more readily available...

These cases exist.

And you are probably not the only consultant doing that
type of work.

But that does mean that it would make sense for colleges
to spew out hundreds or thousands of people with solid
PL/I skills.

Arne