writ3it / awesome-cobol

A curated list of amazingly awesome Cobol still alive libraries, resources and shiny things. (For begginers)

Awesome COBOL

A curated list of amazingly awesome Cobol still alive libraries, resources and shiny things. (For begginers)

Table of Contents

• Awesome Cobol
  • Compiler
  • Database
  • Mainframe
  • Operating System
  • Text Editors and IDEs

Complier

COBOL compilers

• GnuCOBOL - COBOL 85, COBOL 2002, and COBOL 2014 standard. Contains many extensions. Build on Linux, Unix, MAC OSX, Windows and Mainframes. Amazing for learning COBOL on your home computer.

Database

Libraries for interacting with databases.

• esqlOC - allows you to interact with the database using SQL. Supported databases: PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite, DB2 and Firebird (through odbc). (see complex code example).

Mainframe

Mainframe emulators; and real mainframe documentation.

• Herkules - open source emulator of the mainframe System/370, ESA/390 and zSeries/System z (including 64bit z/Architecture). (License: QPublic 1.0)

Operating system

Operating systems for mainframe.

• The MVS 3.8j Tur(n)key 4- System - ready to use OS/VS2 MVS 3.8j system built specifically to run under Hercules. (License: public domain)

Text Editors and IDEs

Text Editors and Integrated Development Environments (IDE) with support for COBOL.

• VS Code - An open source code editor.