id: "cobol"
aliases:
  - "cbl"
  - "cob"
  - "cobc"
  - "cpy"
name: "COBOL"

info:
  impl: "GnuCOBOL"
  version: "COBOL 2014"
  year: 1959
  desc: "Compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use"
  ext:
    - cbl
    - cob
    - cpy
  web:
    wiki: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL"
    impl: "https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucobol/"
    source: "https://sourceforge.net/p/gnucobol/_list/svn"
  category: general
  mode: compiled
  platform: []
  syntax: basic
  typing: weak
  paradigm:
    - imperative
    - oo
  usage: popular

main: "main.cbl"
template: |
  IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
  PROGRAM-ID. MAIN.
  PROCEDURE DIVISION.
      DISPLAY "Hello, world!".
      STOP RUN.

compile: |
  cobc -free -x main.cbl -o main
run: |
  ./main