- Paperback: 848 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 9th Edition Update edition (10 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471438650
- ISBN-13: 978-0471438656
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.6 x 3.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 973,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A step-by-step introduction to the subject along with self-tests to reinforce learning and alert students to topics they may need to review. This edition focuses on how COBOL can be used as a "language of the 90's" and COBOL 85 features that make structured COBOL a language which can effectively compete with more recently developed third generation languages. End-of-chapter material includes a chapter summary, a key terms listing tied to the glossary at the end of the text, short-answer review questions, debugging assignment and programming assignments. Also available: "Getting Started with RM-COBOL" by James Janossy, (0-471-30672-x) "Getting Started with MicroFocus COBOL" by John Crawford, (0-471-02629-8).
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A hardy perennial!
Despite years of dire predictions, COBOL is still thriving. In fact, it′s practically a perennial. New version of COBOL for PCs now enable you to use COBOL to develop interesting graphical user interfaces, create Web pages, and even incorporate components from other languages such as Visual Basic.
Now with COBOL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, 10/E, you can take advantage of these exciting new developments and learn how to become a master COBOL programmer.
Features:
∗ Includes new integrated coverage of interactive programming.
∗ Shows how to design programs that area easy to read, debug, modify, and maintain.
∗ Covers information processing and systems concepts that will help you interact with users and systems analysts when designing programs.
∗ Introduces you to programming tools such as pseudocode and hierarchy charts that make program logic more structured, modular, and top–down.
∗ Presents useful techniques for maintaining and modifying older "legacy" programs.
∗ Includes a student CD containing all data for all programming assignments as well as the full Practice Program from each chapter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Despite years of dire predictions, COBOL is still thriving. In fact, it′s practically a perennial. New version of COBOL for PCs now enable you to use COBOL to develop interesting graphical user interfaces, create Web pages, and even incorporate components from other languages such as Visual Basic.
Now with COBOL FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, 10/E, you can take advantage of these exciting new developments and learn how to become a master COBOL programmer.
Features:
∗ Includes new integrated coverage of interactive programming.
∗ Shows how to design programs that area easy to read, debug, modify, and maintain.
∗ Covers information processing and systems concepts that will help you interact with users and systems analysts when designing programs.
∗ Introduces you to programming tools such as pseudocode and hierarchy charts that make program logic more structured, modular, and top–down.
∗ Presents useful techniques for maintaining and modifying older "legacy" programs.
∗ Includes a student CD containing all data for all programming assignments as well as the full Practice Program from each chapter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Expensive but the single best COBOL book I've encountered
19 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
University-textbook style, with great organization, readable two-color text, comprehensive index, and discussion of COBOL topics (like reference modification) that I have not seen properly addressed in other COBOL books.
Distinction is also made throughout the text between COBOL 74 and COBOL 85, with separate code examples for each.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
One of the best , but can be made the best.
3 Feb 1998
Format:Paperback
Well first of all i would like to thank you for publishing such a fantastic book . It is simply great. But the topics which i feel need to be touched upon are : 1. Embedded SQL using COBOL as the host language which will help the user to understand how COBOL can access databases. I am not saying that this should be covered in detail but it should be brushed upon. Embedded SQL is a topic in itself.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This book is not for programmers who want to study COBOL after working with object-oriented languages.
7 Jan 2007
Format:Paperback
I get this book at work like main manual for all our mainframe COBOL programmers. All the mainframe COBOL people in our shop are old-timers with more then 15 years experience. This book for them is like a bible. I'm object-oriented programmer working with G4 languages almost 14 years. This book for me was like 15 years ago. So I bought for my self new-days COBOL books and was able to study this language. I keep this COBOL book on my desk in case I have to communicate with current mainframe programmers. It helps me to understand what they want and explain to them various programming situations.
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