Technical Resources

COBOL Technical Articles

These are white papers dealing with various advanced COBOL topics.

COBOL and Java

• Creating Java Applications Using Micro Focus COBOL" Part 1


• Creating Applications Using Java and Micro Focus COBOL: Part 2-The COP Framework


• Creating Applications Using Java and Micro Focus COBOL: Part 3-Enterprise Server

COBOL and .NET

• COBOL and the .NET Framework
• Introducing Micro Focus Net Express® with .NET
• Using Object Oriented COBOL in a .NET Environment

COBOL and Visual Basic

• Developing Mixed Visual Basic/COBOL Applications

COBOL Language

• Validation in the New ANSI COBOL Standard

COBOL and Legacy

• COBOL Technology and Contemporary Business Systems
• Componentization of Legacy Assets

COBOL and the Mainframe

• DePaul University Paper: Increasing Mainframe Quality in Mainframe Efficiency and Effectiveness



• DePaul University Executive Summary: Mainframe Maintenance & Development Study