Some states have called on programmers who know the programming language COBOL to help their computers process unemployment claims in the wake of COVID-19.

What is COBOL? According to IBM, COBOL stands for common business-oriented language and is a high-level compiled programming language developed for business data processing needs.

One of the oldest programming languages, COBOL (COmmon Business-Oriented Language) turned 50 this past week. On December 6, 1960, COBOL was first used on two different makes of computers, proving ...

Cobol’s image problem A procedural language, Cobol is not perceived to be as agile as object-oriented languages for modern programming needs such as mobile apps and the Web.

Yes, Cobol is dying -- just not yet. In that gap, some wily coders see opportunity for a career, or at least a secure job.

Cobol, which stands for Common Business Oriented Language, has been the most widely used high-level programming language for business applications during the past 35 years.

A new deal is available for 96% off the Enterprise COBOL Programming Bundle. This 2 course bundle contains 14 hours of instruction on how to program in Cobol for the enterprise. As shown by recent ...