COBOL

What is COBOL?

COBOL was one of the first programming languages to be standardised: the first COBOL standard was issued by ANSI in 1968. COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments.

COBOL is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.

COBOL Pros & Cons

Pros of COBOL

✓Business Oriented Language

Cons of COBOL

✗Extremely long code for simple functions

COBOL Integrations

IBM DB2, DevSkim, Starship (Shell Prompt), Codeium are some of the popular tools that integrate with COBOL. Here's a list of all 4 tools that integrate with COBOL.

IBM DB2

DevSkim

Starship (Shell Prompt)

Codeium

COBOL Alternatives & Comparisons

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