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Structured programming in Cobol: an approach for application programmers

By Allen van Gelder
Communications of the ACM, January 1977, Vol. 20 No. 1, Pages 2-12
10.1145/359367.359368
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Techniques for designing and writing Cobol programs are presented. Previous work in structured programming is drawn upon and adapted. The presentation is informal: the terminology is nonmathematical as far as possible, no theorems are proved, and examples are used frequently. Top-down program design is implemented through the use of structured flowcharts, disciplined specifications, and step by step verification. A well-formed Cobol program is defined. The proper use of the GO TO and other Cobol coding practices are discussed.

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