COBOL is the oldest programming language. Common Business Oriented Language Common business-oriented language (COBOL) is a high-level, English-like, compiled programming language that is developed ...

COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) is not a thing of the past. It still powers many systems used by governments, banks, and insurance companies. What’s changing is how COBOL is used—and who can ...

The 60-year-old programming language that powers a huge slice of the world’s most critical business systems needs programmers Some technologies never die—they just fade into the woodwork. Ask the ...

Once every decade or so, the call goes out for Common Business-Oriented Language or COBOL programmers. Although over 60 years old, the language is still in use today. COBOL programmers are needed ...

COBOL stands for Common Business-Oriented Language and was created in 1959. It was partly drawn on the work of computing pioneer Grace Hopper and was built for a single purpose: processing business ...

ONE TOPIC that few people write about these days is Cobol. Aside from the slew of Y2K articles a couple years ago, Cobol has not mustered much attention in recent times. Although Cobol won’t be ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Last summer, Michael Vu, a 40-year-old independent IT consultant, found himself in a wholly unexpected place midway through his career. He’d signed a three-week contract to help a major U.S. retailer ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will explore the invention of the COBOL computer-programming language on its 50th anniversary in a display ...