What are some good resources for starting COBOL programming?

Question

I am thinking about learning COBOL. Where to begin?

Answer 1

I started with this excellent tutorial .

There is an open source COBOL compiler called OpenCOBOL that you can use to do the exercises.

And COBOL Portal .

Answer 2

I did Cobol during Y2K, Cobol was the easy part, the nightmare was JCL or the job management language to run your Cobol programs, what a disaster!

I really would like to know why you are even thinking about learning Cobol

Answer 3

, " COBOL, " Shelly Cashman Foremam. , .

Answer 4

IBM i5/OS:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/i5os/index.jsp?topic=/rzahg/rzahgcobol.htm

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

Check out the easy COBOL Tutorial and a few COBOL Sample Programs