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Murach’s Mainframe COBOL

This course, which is based on the book called Murach’s Mainframe COBOL, will teach the essentials of the COBOL language, reports, file handling, CICS (for transactions) and DB2 (for databases).

Tom Taulli - Pluralsight course - Murach’s Mainframe COBOL
by Tom Taulli

What you'll learn

Are looking for employment opportunities with COBOL development? In this course, the learner will get comprehensive instruction on three main themes of COBOL development. First, there will be a look at using the VS Code editor and how to connect this to a live mainframe. This platform will allow for a better understanding of the fundamentals of the language, such as the commands, data structures, and the use of tools like JCL to compile and launch programs. Next, there will be a look at tables, reports and file handling. These are critical for COBOL development since the focus is on business applications. And finally, the course will look at specialized use cases. These include CICS, which allows for real-time processing of user input, and DB2, which is a relational database. At the end of this course, the learner will have the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful entry-level COBOL developer.

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About the author

Tom Taulli - Pluralsight course - Murach’s Mainframe COBOL
Tom Taulli

Tom Taulli is a developer and writer. He has been programming since he was in high school, when he wrote computer programs for magazines (yes, in the 1980s, there were publications that had code listings!). When he got into college, he started a company that sold Windows software for exam preparation. He would then go on to found other startups. Along the way, Tom has been a writer of various books like Artificial Intelligence Basics and the RPA Handbook. You can reach him taulli.com.

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