What are some good resources for getting started with COBOL programming?

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joeforker picture joeforker · Feb 3, 2009 · Viewed 8.1k times · Source

I'm thinking about learning COBOL. Where should I start?

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rbrayb picture rbrayb · Feb 3, 2009

I started with this excellent tutorial.

There is an open-source COBOL compiler called OpenCOBOL which you could use to work through the exercises.

And a COBOL Portal.

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