thumpad » programming http://www.thumpad.com contents on protable medium, mobile devices, software, social networking in/and the tech industry Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:37:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hip hip hurray Cobol turns 50 http://www.thumpad.com/118/hip-hip-hurray-cobol-turns-50/ http://www.thumpad.com/118/hip-hip-hurray-cobol-turns-50/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:58:54 +0000 thumpad.com http://www.thumpad.com/?p=118 COBOL celebrated its 50th birthday on September 18, 2009. Many developers see COBOL as a relic, a dying dinosaur, or a stodgy language that has been superseded by more powerful systems. I believe that viewpoint as being uninformed. In honor of COBOL’s 50th birthday, here’s an overview of COBOL’s history and place in the current development landscape.
COBOL’s origins

COBOL was designed by the late, great Grace Hopper. Ms. Hopper had an extraordinary influence on the computing industry, including writing the first compiler, the “A compiler.” In addition, she served in the U.S. Navy, eventually attaining the impressive rank of rear admiral; there is even a U.S. Navy dest……

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