Cobal

Paper Summary:

The paper provides a detailed overview of the utility, strengths and weakness of the programming language known as Cobol, together with a comprehensive review of the literature and criticisms of Cobol. The paper discusses the applications of Cobol and states that it fulfills the very needs of commercial enterprises.


Outline:
Introduction to Cobol
Further Define Topic of Paper
Cobol and Organizational Goals
Closing

From the Paper:

"Since COBOL is still a prominent programming language, this section compares some of COBOL's strengths and weaknesses to typical organizational needs. This section does not probe in detail into all of these strengths and weaknesses as these are provided more comprehensively in chapters 3 and chapter 4. Many people question COBOL's utility for modern-day business applications (Fischer, et al., 1995). This is due in part because of the rigidity of some of COBOL's capabilities, and the many changes and alterations COBOL has experienced in recent years."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ANSI. (2007). COBOL, Standards. American National Standards Institute. Accessed 29, May, 2007: http://www.ansi.org/
• Columbia Encyclopedia. (2004). "Programming Language." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Columbia University Press.
• Fischer, G. (1995). Beyond object-oriented technology: Where current approaches fall short. Human Computer Interaction, 10(0737-0024): 79.
• Garfunkel, J. (1987). "Caesarean birth of COBOL 85," The COBOL 85 Example Book, Canada: John Wiley & Sons.
• Legacy Corp. (2003). Future of COBOL. Legacy Whitepaper. Accessed 28, May, 2007: http://www.legacy.com/cobol/FutureOfCobol.pdf

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