On the flip side of trendy jobs, mainframe programming is less of a priority in the past, according to a recent Dice survey of 1,100 tech-focused hiring professionals. The firm attributes some of the low priority found presently for mainframe positions to the attention seen elsewhere for Web and mobile developers. However, mainframes remain indispensable to many enterprises, particularly in the government sector, and more mainframe positions may be ahead as this generation nears retirement.