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This is the directory of COBOL blogs that are categorize by COBOL perceptions, skills, standards, and technical tips. |
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COBOL versus Java and C#
Given that COBOL can be compiled to run on Windows, Unix and Linux servers, so why isn't more of that occurring? Why are so many perfectly good COBOL applications being ported to Java or C#? What's the business case for this? What's the programming case? |
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EDS' Next Big Thing Blog
The EDS Fellows discuss the future of technology. |
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What does the future hold for COBOL?
While technologies like .NET and Java continue to steal headlines, COBOL continues to be the backbone of mission-critical applications. What is the future of COBOL? |
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As the day progresses...
Is there still a market for COBOL compilers? Bill: Absolutely. COBOL is more popular than ever. |
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Boring
Java is the new COBOL. |
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COBOL
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. |
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COBOL? Did You Say COBOL?
Somebody asked me today if anyone programs in COBOL any more. |
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COBOL, Live and Kicking
Contrary to what many believe, COBOL is not dead *shudder*. |
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Computer Acronyms
COBOL - Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language |
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Future of COBOL
Isn't it being replaced? Isn't it out-dated? Haven't most places already converted to something else? |
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Java is worse than COBOL
COBOL is a very bad language, but all others (for business applications) are so much worse. |
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On COBOL
It's name is COBOL and it's one of the most boring things I have unpleasure to know. |
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The Same Big Things
Have you ever wondered why COBOL is still powering the most important applications in many Fortune 500 companies? |
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Banks face legacy IT skills gap crisis
This certainly is an issue, with the average age of US federal government workers just shy of 50, and a recent survey across COBOL programmers in the US finding the average age to be between 42 and 49. |
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40-ish COBOL Programmer
Now I feel as outdated as a VCR. Can I still program COBOL until retirement? |
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An Ode to the Mainframe
Mainframe skills, while not sexy to have, are actually in demand because over 71% of all business runs on a mainframe (and 85% of all Mainframe programs are written in COBOL). |
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Just a note:
The IRS is undergoing a change from COBOL to XML, because they were having trouble finding COBOL programmers anymore. |
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Mainframe Programmers Hard To Find
And probably he's talking about COBOL and all the COBOL business applications out there and the data they collect and generate. |
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Maybe it's a good time to learn COBOL
By development language environment, programmers in CICS and COBOL shops fare best, drawing average salaries of almost $62,000 for CICS-based development and $59,000 for COBOL. |
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Meet people where they are
The Java training was so much water over their COBOL feathers. |
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Most marketable tech skills?
The summary of what I found isn't all that surprising, but still interesting... |
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The Greying of the Mainframe Elite
The Boston Globe is running a story about the maintainers of the mainframes getting older and facing retirement. |
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What's old is new again
More and more people with mainframe skills are thinking about a retirement condo at Del Boca Vista instead of Cobol code. |
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Integrating XML into programming languages - Cobol's turn
Now it seems like the 45-year-old programming language, which 75% of world's business apps are written in is ready to adopt XML. |
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XML and the New COBOL
COBOL has been evolving with support for objects and .NET and the forthcoming standard will add XML support. |
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Programming languages
Programming languages Structured programming languages .NET programming languages Legacy systems... |
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iSeries COBOL Blog - The Ultimate iSeries COBOL Site
There are few iSeries COBOL sites on the web. The purpose of my site is to help the newer generation of COBOL programmers. Most of the people requesting my assistance want to become better programmers. |
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COBOL Bits and Bytes
This is important for at least two COBOL vendors (One beginning with F and another with M). |
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My cobol to java blog
Enjoy my cobol to java blog - This blog is about... cobol to java, you may submit articles too. |
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Accenture/ SAP Survey Results
Most of the older core processing applications - and some of the newer ones - are COBOL-based mainframe applications. |
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Cobol Editing with VIM
If you have used vim with a Cobol file recently, you probably noticed something. |
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COBOL Installation On Unix
Your ultimate COBOL installation on Unix resource. |
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Cobol ODBC Connection
Your ultimate Cobol ODBC Connection resource. |
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Enterprise SOA
COBOL on CICS is still a fine way to build IT capabilities. |
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Getting started with C# in the .NET framework
Microsoft has upgraded VB and languages like C++, COBOL, etc. to target the .NET environment. |
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More V8 Planning
The following table summarizes all of the COBOL compilers and when support ended for man of them. |
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Research Note
COBOL: People involved --> Grace Murray Hopper --> insurance & banking industries Features --> process business data |
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