Future of Access (1 Viewer)

[BlueSpruce]

And the same is true for some of the first iterations of programming like cobal... I understand many bank applications are built on incredibly antiquated software..,..

Social Security is still using IBM's IMS DB since the 1960's. They switched from VS/COBOL frontends to React-based GUI frontends, same as many other government agencies have done. Several of their departamental backoffice systems use Access. The State of Connecticut is the biggest Access user. I have Access developer friends working on large agency projects.

 

[BlueSpruce]

VBA usage in Word and Excel is probably a thousand times more common than in Outlook. So, for now they cannot do anything like this without antagonizing a huge number of their customers.

Well, I'm sure they antagonized many customers when Access applications stopped working because it could no longer automate Outlook.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

The State of Connecticut is the biggest Access user

Ah! That explains a lot!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Job Market & Demand

• Job postings for COBOL developers have surged 300% since 2020.
• Salaries are competitive, with some roles offering $150k+ annually.
• The demand is driven by a shortage of COBOL programmers, as many are retiring and few new devs are learning it.

This could be the future of MS Access as well!!

 

[NauticalGent]

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