Title :
Cobol in an object-oriented world: a learning perspective
Author :
Hardgrave, Bill C. ; Doke, E. Reed
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus. Adm., Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
Although recent Internet, Java, and OO trends threaten Cobol´s dominance, industry will continue to need the language and its programmers for development as well as maintenance-especially once OO Cobol becomes an official standard. Thus, Cobol training remains a priority. By leveraging their existing knowledge, Cobol programmers can make a smooth transition to object oriented development and Java programming
Keywords :
COBOL; Java; computer science education; object-oriented programming; training; Cobol language; Cobol programmers; Cobol training; Java programming; OO Cobol; learning perspective; object oriented Cobol; object oriented development; object-oriented world; official standard; Computer languages; Education; History; Industrial training; Internet; Investments; Java; Programming profession; Standards development; Standards organizations;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
