A special course for former Cobol programmers was offered. This course is based on the principle that one should first learn dataion before one starts with object-oriented programming. Its structure is rather similar to a lecture which was given by the author together with Hanspeter Mssenbck at...
Cobol (计算机通用语言) is the most extreme case, but a lot of languages are pervaded by this spirit. It has nothing to do with how abstract the language is. C is pretty low-level, but it was designed for its authors to use, and that’’s why hackers like it. The argument for ...
Designed primarily for business and financial applications, COBOL is a high-level programming language. COBOL has been widely used for business data processing, financial systems, and government applications for over 60 years and it is still dominating the enterprise computing. COBOL is still relevant ...
Programmers that have been using COBOL for decades are enjoying high employability, due to the scarcity of COBOL programmers that are working and not retired. However, this is not a good reason to learn COBOL if you don’t already know it. Most COBOL code is being rewritten or replaced, so...
Programming relies on skills and talents you have, and information and techniques you can learn. If you have one, the rest often comes naturally.
What I can tell you is that if you want to keep employed and make the best salary, you want to learn C# Dot Net or Java. I have been a professional developer for 23 years. Professionally, I have done Java, Cobol, VB & C# Dot Net and Perl. Mostly Java. ...
The COBOL import process in Transaction Integrator (TI) Project recognizes the REDEFINES clause in a data description entry and correctly associates the redefining entries with the redefined entry. You must select one of the redefined or redefining clauses as the entry that represents the data that...
Edsger argues that COBOL, for instance, is a programming language that “cripples the mind” when used, and its teaching should be “regarded as a criminal offence”. Moreover, in his opinion, “it is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure...
Enterprise customers have trained their IT staff on legacy programming languages, like COBOL, for decades. These legacy programs have stood the test of time and still run many mission-critical business applications which are typical for these legacy platforms. While various migration solution...
To export COBOL from a TI ComponentIn the console tree of HIS Designer, right-click the icon for your component library's interface. Point to Export, and then click Generate COBOL Declarations. If you are exporting from a new (unsaved) component library, you are prompted to save the ...