Derek Britton gets creative and compiles an overview of this legendary language. At 60 years young, why is it so prevalent in core enterprise systems? A great slideshare about the 'Philosophy of COBOL' (written by a black-belt 3rd dan master.....)

1. COBOL
Quietly confident,
enduringly competent

2. COBOLwas designed
with business in mind
(that’s what the B is)
It is great for data, for
arithmetic, for large scale
business processing.
It works everywhere, and
you can learn it easily.
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3. The original design of
COBOL was the result
of combined effort of
science, commerce
and government.

4. It has always had
its detractors…
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“It is rather unlikely
that Cobol [sic] will be
around by the end of
the decade”.
– Anonymous, June 1960

5. COBOL has evolved and
adapted over time.
This is driven by users,
vendors and an
independent standards
body.
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6. COBOL systems quietly
run some of the
world’s largest and
most successful
organizations.
COBOL provides
enduring value,
without the fanfare.

7. Continued
investment and
innovation in COBOL
has enabled it to
support the
demands of today’s
digital era.

8. regard COBOL
applications as
“strategic” to their
organization.
This was in 2020,
COBOL’s 60th birthday.
Source: Micro Focus
92%

9. Regard
modernization
as the best
option
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Are going to
modernize
this year
70%
63%
In the COBOL community…

10. Great ideas evolve and endure
www.microfocus.com/cobol60