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    COBOL: 10 Reasons the Old Language Is Still Kicking

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    Darryl K. Taft
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    June 24, 2013
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      1COBOL: 10 Reasons the Old Language Is Still Kicking

      1 - COBOL: 10 Reasons the Old Language Is Still Kicking

      by Darryl K. Taft

      2COBOL Is Easy

      2 - COBOL Is Easy

      Learning COBOL isn’t like learning a completely new language: It’s English. It consists of English-like structural components such as verbs, clauses and sentences.

      3COBOL Runs Everywhere

      3 - COBOL Runs Everywhere

      COBOL has been ported to virtually every hardware platform.

      4Here Today, Here Tomorrow

      4 - Here Today, Here Tomorrow

      COBOL will work tomorrow as well as it does today: Businesses already using COBOL are likely to continue to use it rather than replace it.

      5COBOL Gets the Numbers Right

      5 - COBOL Gets the Numbers Right

      COBOL’s numeric processing functions make it a good choice for applications where the tiniest fractional rounding error can make a crucial difference.

      6COBOL Supports Popular IDEs

      6 - COBOL Supports Popular IDEs

      Developers can use COBOL with their favorite IDE. There’s no need to worry about learning a new toolset. You can develop COBOL applications using Visual Studio or Eclipse.

      7COBOL Systems Process Data Quickly

      7 - COBOL Systems Process Data Quickly

      COBOL systems use indexed data files that maintain internal B-tree structures, providing rapid access to data even when data stores run into terabytes.

      8COBOL Is Self-Documenting

      8 - COBOL Is Self-Documenting

      COBOL does not require the same level of commenting as other languages, which helps to make maintaining someone else’s COBOL code easier.

      9COBOL Is Fast

      9 - COBOL Is Fast

      COBOL has more than 50 years of optimizations under its belt, so it has good performance.

      10COBOL Integrates With Everything

      10 - COBOL Integrates With Everything

      By combining COBOL skills with systems in use today, you can enhance existing COBOL applications in the Web, mobile and cloud.

      11COBOL Is Everywhere

      11 - COBOL Is Everywhere

      We are surrounded by COBOL: It runs over 70 percent of the world’s business transactions. It makes sense to replenish the supply of COBOL programmers by training new ones.

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