Quietly confident, enduringly competent - COBOL.
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Derek Britton gets creative and compiles an overview of this legendary language. At 60 years young, why is it so prevalent in core enterprise systems? A great slideshare about the 'Philosophy of COBOL' (written by a black-belt 3rd dan master.....)
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- 2. COBOLwas designed with business in mind (that’s what the B is) It is great for data, for arithmetic, for large scale business processing. It works everywhere, and you can learn it easily. 2
- 3. The original design of COBOL was the result of combined effort of science, commerce and government.
- 4. It has always had its detractors… 4 “It is rather unlikely that Cobol [sic] will be around by the end of the decade”. – Anonymous, June 1960
- 5. COBOL has evolved and adapted over time. This is driven by users, vendors and an independent standards body. 5
- 6. COBOL systems quietly run some of the world’s largest and most successful organizations. COBOL provides enduring value, without the fanfare.
- 7. Continued investment and innovation in COBOL has enabled it to support the demands of today’s digital era.
- 8. regard COBOL applications as “strategic” to their organization. This was in 2020, COBOL’s 60th birthday. Source: Micro Focus 92%
- 9. Regard modernization as the best option 9 Are going to modernize this year 70% 63% In the COBOL community…
- 10. Great ideas evolve and endure www.microfocus.com/cobol60