Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to COBOL
COBOL’s Target Application Domain
COBOL’s Fitness for Its Application Domain
The Argument for COBOL (Why COBOL?)
Dominance of COBOL in Enterprise Computing
Danger, Difficulty, and Expense of Replacing Legacy COBOL Applications
Shortage of COBOL Programmers: Crisis and Opportunity
Advantages of Bespoke Software
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