COBOL is a programming language that serves a wide range of businesses. Key aspects of COBOL are that it is scalable, mature, and self-documenting.


IBM COBOL Core
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IBM COBOL Core
This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

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Reviewed on Oct 2, 2025
I would have benefited from a few more examples, e.g., how to subscript a 2-dimensional table, and an example or lab with both input and output phases. There were no examples of MERGE or its purpose.
Reviewed on Jul 15, 2022
Excellent course to increase knowledge in Cobol Core.





