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> I am wondering if there is much demand for program documentation in the
> older languages (Pascal, Cobol). Agreed, it was the programmer's job in
> the first place, but it might also be a way for a semi-experienced
> writer/programmer who's been teaching for 17 years to get back into
> industry.
It seems to me that the Year 2000 problem would put those skills in great
demand. After all, good documentation is a necessary step to upgrading a
poor (and poorly labeled) system.
