Structured COBOL: Fundamentals and style

by Wilson Price (Merritt College) Tyler Welburn and Tyler Welburn

Book Overview

A substantial revision of the best selling introductory Cobol text. Cobol '85 is interspersed throughout the book with selective examples showing both the '74 and '85 code. This new edition includes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874846749
• ISBN13: 9780874846744
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Mayfield Pub Co
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Structured Cobol Book

The book was in very good condition. The delivery was a little slow. The vendor, Woody's Book, sent an email inquiring if I had received the book. When I responded that I had not, the vendor took action to get the book to me as quickly as possible. This was most appreciated. I feel the vendor was proactive and provided good service.

The Standard!

I used this book to learn the COBOL language. I felt that it was a good book and overall I have little ill to say about it. The examples are well written and do a good job of reinforcing what you read in the chapter. You read a little then do an example, then read some more, then add to the example and so on. You don't need any Programming experience to use this book just a decent understanding of programming logic. The only criticism I could offer is that the editor should have used arrows when content is being continued on a new line for reasons of page space so that readers will know and understand (beginners can have trouble with this). It's a good book for learning COBOL as a whole from the ground up and for this reason it's worth the money. It's not an overnight crash course (if that is what you are looking for).

Absolutely the best COBOL book

This is absolutely the best COBOL book out today. It uses the new, modern techniques for program design. There are numerous examples, clearly illustrating the various COBOL instructions. The examples approach real-world standards - more so than other COBOL books I've used. It is a book that explains clearly for beginners, but has so much information that experienced programmers use it also.

Best book to teach from that I have ever used

I have been using an edition of this book for years; first as a computer science student in 1983 and as an instructor at a community college (Foothill Community College in Los Altos, Ca) for 7 years. This edition is the same fine quality as the first. The examples are easily understood as well as the user-friendly terminology. Students are quick to understand and respond to the techniques and illustrations as they create their own programs. My students have been using hard-to-find, old editions. Having a new, high-quality edition is extremely welcome by students and instructor.