Backers of 'open Cobol' fight 'oxymoron' label; standards groups continue to hammer out portability, but liberties over the years challenge open direction.

From: Software Magazine | Date: November 1, 1991| Author: | Copyright information

The Cobol programming language is strongly entrenched in the commercial world despite criticism that is is not a flexible language. There are nearly 80 billion lines of Cobol code in existence, and there are nearly 3 million Cobol programmers. User organizations devoted to the advancement and maintenance of Cobol seek to update the programming language so that it stays current with new technologies. One main area of concern is the ability of Cobol to fully support open systems. Proponents claim that Cobol has always been very portable and compatible. Other supporters of Cobol are working on ...

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