Abstract :
One of the biggest challenges post-Y2K is legacy renewal, yet many developers have no idea of the number of tools available. The four tools highlighted here represent a range of legacy renewal options, from new GUI front ends to creating components. The tool taxonomy list covers more than 100 tools in various categories along with their URLs. The four main tools considered are: Flexus Cobol sp2, Merant Net Express, Netron Hotrod, and Transoft Component Framework; they represent a cross-sampling of the types of tools available for working with Cobol
Keywords :
COBOL; business data processing; graphical user interfaces; object-oriented programming; software maintenance; software selection; Cobol tools; Flexus Cobol sp2; GUI front ends; Merant Net Express; Netron Hotrod; Transoft Component Framework; component development; legacy renewal options; Collision mitigation; Computer vision; Explosions; Foundries; Furnaces; Graphical user interfaces; Operating systems; Software tools; Taxonomy; Uniform resource locators;
