Since we’re entering a new year full of hope and new beginnings, particularly putting 2020 behind us, I wanted to do the “12 days of Christmas” from the perspective of a COBOL programmer, with a Production release coming up in early Feb 2021.
The tune is, of course, the “Twelve Days of Christmas”. Enjoy…
12 Days of COBOL Programming
On the first day of Christmas, my Manger sent to me
One Production release
On the second day of Christmas, my Manger sent to me
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the third day of Christmas, my Manager sent to me
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the fourth day of Christmas, my Manger sent to me
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the fifth day of Christmas, my Manger sent to me
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the sixth day of Christmas, my Manager sent to me
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the seventh day of Christmas, my Manager sent to me
Seven days of testing,
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the eighth day of Christmas, my Manager sent to me
Eight problem logs,
Seven days of testing,
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the ninth day of Christmas, my Manager sent to me
Nine code fixes,
Eight problem logs,
Seven days of testing,
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the tenth day of Christmas, my Manager sent to me
Ten programs migrated,
Nine code fixes,
Eight problem logs,
Seven days of testing,
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my Manger sent to me
Eleven UA testers,
Ten programs migrated,
Nine code fixes,
Eight problem logs,
Seven days of testing,
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my Manger sent to me
Twelve days of code freeze,
Eleven UA testers,
Ten programs migrated,
Nine code fixes,
Eight problem logs,
Seven days of testing,
Six days of coding,
Five program specs,
Four business analysts,
Three new developers,
Two user requirements, and
One Production release
Happy New Year for 2021 to all you COBOL Programmer types that happen upon this article and can appreciate both my pain and my satisfaction.
Wish me luck in 2021!
