COBOL

COBOL is a programming language which first appeared in 1959 (one year after Lisp).

000100* Hello world example
000200 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000300 PROGRAM-ID. hello.
000400 PROCEDURE DIVISION.
000500     DISPLAY "Hello, world!".
000600     STOP RUN.

Links

Learning

• Learn COBOL in Y Minutes
• GnuCOBOL Guides

Miscellaneous

• Built to Last (Mar Hicks, 2020)
• Jean Sammet (Adrian Kosmaczewski, 2020)