Posted by Mike on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 361 views
Dating back to the 1960s, the idea behind PL/I was that it would provide a common programming language for business and scientific applications, allowing it to replace COBOL and FORTRAN. The language is largely, though not exclusively, associated with IBM mainframes.
While COBOL was commonly used to write commercial programs, some companies did adopt PL/I. The language is still offered by IBM, with support for z/OS®, VM, VSE/ESA, AIX, and Windows.
Micro Focus – perhaps best known for its COBOL compilers – has now released Micro Focus Server Enterprise Edition for PL/I to migrate IBM mainframe PL/I applications to Windows Server, Linux or Unix with minimal changes. The company claims a potential reduction in operating costs of up to 70%, without the risks involved in rewriting or replacing applications.
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Posted by Mike on Monday, May 23, 2011 - 441 views
A 1963 photo of an IBM model 1410 mainframe computer at AMP in Sydney. Source: Australian IT
DEMAND for 50-year-old mainframe language skills is likely to stay high for at least this decade because the computing technology remains ubiquitous in large organisations.
Recruiters and analysts say those with mainframe skills such as COBOL and FORTRAN, a programming language created in the 1950s, are being lured out of retirement to meet the demand.
Corporate Australia and government agencies are major users of COBOL on mainframes.
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 317 views
Remember back when most developers worked with structured programming in languages like C, Fortran, Pascal, COBOL and PL/I? In our conversations and writing, many of us differentiated that new-fangled object-oriented programming and design stuff for years… And then, after a while, OOP languages and methodologies became standard. Read more on this at the SDTimes…
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 186 views
Cloud Compiling, the provider of seamless cloud computing solutions for System z, announced today that IBM invited the company to join IBM’s Destination z to provide its suite of virtual language compilers for COBOL, PL/1, Fortran and C/C++ to IBM’s System z customers worldwide. READ MORE
Posted by Mike on Monday, July 26, 2010 - 262 views
By Alan Zeichick
I’m a mainframe guy. Cut my teeth writing COBOL, PL/I and FORTRAN on the IBM System/370. CICS is my friend. Was playing with virtual machines long, long before there was anything called “DOS” or Windows” or “Linux.” My office closet is filled with punch cards and old nine-track tapes, all probably unreadable today. One of the happiest days of my professional life was trading in an old TeleVideo 925 monochrome terminal for a brand-new 3279 color display.
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Posted by Mike on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 245 views
Cloud Compiling announced today that it will unveil its family of virtualized COBOL, PL/1, Fortran and C/C++ compilers for z/OS at the upcoming SHARE technology conference, taking place from August 1-5, 2010 in Boston, MA.
Cloud Compiling’s chief development officer Charles Mills, an expert in mainframe product development, will lead a technology session on cloud compiling for the mainframe.
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Posted by Mike on Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 685 views
There are so many programming languages available that it can be very difficult to get to know them all well enough to pick the right one for you. On the other hand most men know what kind of woman appeals to them. So here is a handy guide for many of the popular programming languages that describes what kind of women they would be if programming languages were women.
COBOL A plump secretary.
She talks far too much, and most of what she says can be ignored. She works hard and long hours, but can’t handle really complicated jobs. She has a short and unpredictable temper, so no one really likes working with her. She can cook meals for a huge family, but only knows bland recipes.
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Posted by Mike on Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 449 views
I started as a programmer (anyone remember Cobol? Fortran?) but was moved into tech docs during a downsize. I studied computer science in university and though the move at the time seemed a backwards step, it’s served me well. …
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