This project is a set of training materials and labs for a "Getting Started" level course on COBOL.
There are two sets of materials available
- Chapters which contain the lessons, broken up into chapters.
- Labs which contain the source code used in the chapters.
You can use pandoc to convert the markdown files provided to any other format such as DOCX, PDF, or HTML.
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
All contributions must align with the Open Mainframe Project contribution guidelines, including having a DCO signoff on all commits.
You can connect with the community in a variety of ways...
- COBOL Programming Course Discussion Mailing list
- #cobol-programming-course channel on Open Mainframe Project Slack
- 'COBOL technical questions' category on Open Mainframe Project Community Forums
These materials are being used by other organizations to provide COBOL training to the community. This project, nor Open Mainframe Project, doesn't endorse any one of these particular providers. If you are using these materials in your training materials, feel free to edit and issue a pull request to have it included.
- IBM is provided a free environment for completing the labs.
This project is openly governed as defined in GOVERNANCE.md.
The courseware materials were developed leveraging grant funds made available through American River College and proposed as a new project by IBM.