2006-07-10 04:24:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Cobol has hung around for decades now. That should tell you something about it. Although other languages have there advantages, Cobol is a simple readable option that is so widely used in the past and today that it will be around for decades more. I personally like it better than most other languages for reporting. Would I recommend learning it as a new programmer? Possibly but I would learn a more modern language along with it. Most shops today use a combination of legacy and newer systems. Although it has its critics, you can't argue with the fact that other languages come and go but Cobol sticks around. Three cheers for Cobol! Okay, I'll take 2...or even 1?
2006-07-13 05:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by Jimbo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Subsets of the language like AccuCOBOL have made the leap into the PC Server environment. A few years I worked with an integrated manufacturing system by Global Shop Solutions ( Infisy) that is writen in AccuCOBOL. Pain in the rear to data mine due to lousy documentation but on the user side very usable and a solid testament to the future of COBOL.
2006-07-10 05:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by luis v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about forever, but I expect COBOL has a few more years left in it. It is much like many other dead languages out there (human languages). it may not have any real place in current times, however, that does not preclude it from being used by those that wish to keep it alive.
2006-07-10 04:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to how much source code is out there and the horse power of host based systems, it will live forever but only in companies that rely on mainframes and have significant amounts of legacy COBOL code.
2006-07-10 04:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately strong for a minimum of foreseeable destiny. exciting element is now a days no of cobol programmers is increasing. yet many times the artwork in this field is of maintainance artwork.
2016-11-06 03:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These ppl who say it is dead or dying are the same ones who were saying that 10 or 20 years ago. They have no idea what they are talking about.
2006-07-12 04:46:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are betters: C, C++, Java, C#.
It was useful in the 60s.
2006-07-10 05:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
only 4 mainframe
2006-07-10 04:45:22 · answer #8 · answered by ihoston 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋