Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781892559029 ISBN: 1892559021 Label: MVS Training Inc. Manufacturer: MVS Training Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 409 Publication Date: 1998-06 Publisher: MVS Training Inc. Sales Rank: 113246 Studio: MVS Training Inc.
Product DescriptionExplains how to use COBOL/370 to develop applications and access a compiler from either a programmable workstation or a mainframe. Stresses programming and design factors of building applications, describing techniques that work. Covers non-COBOL topics including compile options, JCL and performance issues. Its unique, challenging approach and comprehensive coverage will enable programmers to write better code.
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Rating: - We LOVE this book!!
This is a GREAT book for people who know COBOL and need to know the differences among the COBOL versions. This book is LOADED with programming tips.
Rating: - Author comments on the book
The book was written for experienced professionals, not for novices or entry level programmers. The book does not explain basic syntax of statements or other organizational aspects of a COBOL program. I wrote the book for the professional programmer who already knows COBOL and wants to move that skill to a higher level. This includes incorporating the COBOL language with the enterprise server environment for effectiveness and efficiency, and creating extended software architectures.
Rating: - Discuses the Different COBOL Versions
Covers how to improve coding techniques along with the differences in COBOL versions. Great for seasoned programmers too.
Rating: - Good but incomplete
For the basics, this is an excellent writeup and you SHOULD have it. What is NOT covered is LE and object programming. Intrinsic functions are slighted but you can figure them out.
The author is very upfront about not covering the object extensions - I can almost forgive him. But these are the future - our top management is very object/web oriented.
I think there is a slide on the LE coverage. After we went through the Y2K conversion, our programs are loaded with language ... Read More
Rating: - New features of COBOL/390
This book is for programmers who learned OS/VS COBOL or COBOL II and are now upgrading to COBOL/390. This is IBM's latest version of COBOL, with an emphasis on open systems and object orientation. There are a lot of new features in COBOL/390 and David Shelby Kirk describes them clearly and thoroughly.
- Good but incomplete
