| Title | Author | Year | Focus | |-------|--------|------|-------| | Modern COBOL | Michael Coughlan | 2021 | COBOL 2023 features, open source | | COBOL in 21 Days | Sams Publishing (various) | 2020 | Beginner, hands‑on | | Mainframe COBOL | IBM Redbooks | 2022 | Free PDF, cloud integration |
: Introduces pseudocode and hierarchy charts for better program structure. Key Table of Contents Highlights
For digital access, the book has been made available through the Internet Archive and for library patrons at institutions like the University of New South Wales .
: Integrated coverage of interactive programming alongside traditional batch processing.
: Modernized code examples with updated dates and corrected information regarding the COBOL 2008 standard, which was revised during the update's development. COBOL for the 21st Century: 9780471722618 - Amazon.com
