Getting Started with Mainframe COBOL
Pluralsight
Course Summary
This course serves as an introduction to programming in COBOL, especially on the Mainframe, through use of a real-world example program.
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Course Description
COBOL seems to have more lives than a herd of cats. The death of COBOL has been touted for years - nay, decades. Yet, according to some estimates, there are well over 200 BILLION lines of COBOL code out there - and more code is being generated every day. In this course, Getting Started with Mainframe COBOL, you will learn many of the basics of the oft underestimated language that is COBOL by using it to solve a real-world business request. First, you'll learn all about the history of COBOL. Next, you'll explore the COBOL program structure. Finally, you'll wrap up this course by learning about data types and then trying your hand at writing a real-world COBOL program. By the end of this course, you'll understand the basics of COBOL, including being able to successfully write your own programs.
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview- 1m 26s
—Course Overview 1m 26sGetting Started- 13m 44s
—Getting Started 3m 43s
—COBOL's Bad Rap 4m 20s
—The Story of Y2k 5m 40sUnderstanding COBOL Source Code Structure- 10m 9sGetting Friendly with Flat Files, VSAM Files, and Report Files- 14m 22sUsing Strange Data Types- 42m 25sMaking COBOL Do Your Bidding- 56m 13sSeeing Your First COBOL Program in Action- 22m 53s