COBOL Course - Programming with VSCode

This introductory COBOL course helps a novice learn the Structure of COBOL programs, Data types & Variable Handling, Intrinsic Functions, Branching logic and more. The goal of the course is to enable the participant to be able to write basic COBOL programs. Get ready to dive into some actual COBOL!

⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️

⌨️ (00:00) *Welcome to COBOL*
⌨️ (02:23) VS Code and Extensions
⌨️ (05:21) Basic COBOL Syntax
⌨️ (09:25) COBOL Divisions
⌨️ (13:12) COBOL Variables
⌨️ (19:06) Data Division
⌨️ (21:32) File Handling
⌨️ (27:40) Procedure Division
⌨️ (31:36) Program Structure
⌨️ (37:57) Paragraphs
⌨️ (43:35) Program Linkage
⌨️ (45:54) File Output and Reports
⌨️ (52:15) Conditional Expressions
⌨️ (59:13) Arithmetic Expressions
⌨️ (1:05:02) Data Types
⌨️ (1:09:58) Intrinsic Functions
⌨️ (1:15:41) Closing

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[superangrybrit]

I learned COBOL in college. And then went to work on AS/400s. Tips: learn accounting/finance, sql and talking. You will be connecting to ppl walking around in suits. You may also encounter JCL/RPG/Easytrieve languages in your adventures.

[mikeprytherch]

This takes me back 30 years when I first started, love it

[VinayLobo]

I can feel the excitement on his face, while he explains how important COBOL is...

It's like people finally care, after years of ignoring him 😜

[joeblack]

COBOL WILL NOT DIE. COBOL is like a vampire. I started in computers 1982 this was the main computer language and only on a mainframe computer which could never ever be in a home only in large places with huge AC system to keep those computer mainframes cool .wow stay kicking

[giulian]

Just like Latin is still the official language of Vatican City, COBOL is still the official language of American Bureaucracy

[codeforest]

Although I do not know cobol, and I'm not an old programmer, this still feels nostalgic

[sajolbhadra]

excitement and without much blinking his eyes .. other level of dedication for his work

[MrHypeur]

Me :
- looks for a job on LinkedIn
- sees IBM recruits COBOL developpers
Youtube :

[tonyfremont]

Started programming using COBOL-68 in 1980. It is a great language when used for what it was designed to do.

[georgejetson]

Thanks for doing this! COBOL. Learned at uni 40 years ago and worked PT there as an operator. From System 360 to building and training AI models with Watson Studio. 😀

[brianmcguigan]

In 1972 I was a Computer Consultant with Peat Marwick in London. They sent me on a Cobol course, for at the time I only had Fortran. At the end of the course, they asked the participants what they thought. I stood up and said "I've learnt something very valuable, NEVER EVER TO PROGRAM ANYTHING IN COBOL, IT STINKS." and I never have!

[aichampionofficial]

First encountered COBOL at a 3 month COBOL Bootcamp in Johannesburg, South Africa. Enjoyed the college community feel of the bootcamp at Van Zyl & Pritchard (VZAP). Our weekly Friday tests required sitting at your computer and writing code in 7 hour sessions with only the required WC (toilet) breaks and eating our sandwiches (lunch) at our desks - much like in a working environment. Strangely - this highly regulative, if not ascetic environment was highly effective in learning all you needed to know to become a successful COBOL programmer really FAST the VZAP way.

[StarDoesntUpload]

Love how excited this dude is, great energy

[Achyuthanandan]

The very first language I learned. Its self documented approach is amazing.

[billy]

My first Computer was Sperry-Univac/S80 in 1987, with COBOL 85. And I was a computer programmer also in COBOL for PC at that time, RM/COBOL with Editor-2 by IBM ( DOS 3.2). After that, for a while, with AS/400. My PC was z8088, at 8-10Hz. Happy times! With no Internet! or cell phones.

[mesamunefire]

I find the hardest part of COBOL is not COBOL but the business processes that are behind the program itself. I worked with COBOL for about 5 years and didn't enjoy how may GOTOs without comments I came across.

[ecmphg]

Dude made this easy to watch by being so excited about sharing. Thank you

[paulfleischer-djoleto]

I coded in COBOL in the late 80s. I am happy to revisit it.

[manoharsagunthalla]

It takes me to remember 40 years back of studying. If you explained with computer feeding that would be great

[mileskay]

The thumbnail claims no ads but I experienced several. Very high-quality crash course, so I can't stay mad.