When I was working, I read several trade journals in the belief that I'd get a more complete picture of what was happening in the software business. A friend of mine recently confirmed the wisdom of this approach.
Last week I used a Boston Globe column by Hiawatha Bray to comment on the declining supply of mainframe programmers. Had I looked at other articles, I would have seen that IBM and Share are trying to do something about the problem. For one, they are acknowledging the problem, which is the first step in resolving it. IBM has convinced 150 colleges to offer mainframe courses. IBM and Share are helping to recruit young people to the mainframe world. And IBM is even sponsoring a mainframe blog.
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