openmainframeproject / openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course

Readable and maintainable COBOL code

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Description

Hi,

Thank you for the work done around learning the COBOL language.

In addition to the syntax elements of the COBOL language, do you plan to approach COBOL programming styles allowing the production of readable code, (ability to understand processes), maintainable code, (ability to modify code with minimum work), debugable code, (ability to trace code or analyze dumps)?

See the discussion I open on an other site: https://github.com/IBM/zopeneditor-about/discussions/131

A discussion on this subject could also be opened on this site.

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No file or test is named. Start by reviewing the requested COBOL programming-style topics and the linked IBM zopeneditor-about discussion. Done should be a concrete, agreed scope for readable, maintainable, and debuggable-code material.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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