IBM creates a COBOL compiler – for Linux on x86
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IBM has announced a COBOL compiler for Linux on x86.
News of the offering appeared in an announcement that states: “IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 brings IBM s COBOL compilation technologies and capabilities to the Linux on x86 environment,” and describes it as “the latest addition to the IBM COBOL compiler family, which includes Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and COBOL for AIX.”
COBOL – the common business-oriented language – has its roots in the 1950s and is synonymous with the mainframe age and difficulties paying down technical debt accrued since a bygone era of computing.