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COBOL

programming language

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First appeared 1959 (66 years)
Designed by Howard Bromberg, Norman Discount, Vernon Reeves, Jean E. Sammet, William Selden, Gertrude Tierney, with indirect influence from Grace Hopper
Latest release ISO/IEC 1989:2023 (2023)
Developer CODASYL, ANSI, ISO/IEC

Comparison values

Score 256

Features

Algebraic data type
Compiled language yes (100)
Context management / Defer
Explicit errors
Higher-order function
Immutable object
Pattern matching
Statically typed yes (100)

References

How To Become A Hacker --
languages of choice (loss) (-10)

Rankings

Sum 291
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Programming Languages 34 (0.0109) Aug 2023
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Pro. Languages - Jobs 32 (0.0149) Aug 2023
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Prog. Languages - Trending 31 (0.0120) Aug 2023
PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language 28 (0.22%) Feb 2024
The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings 21 (n/a) Jan 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Most Popular 45 (0.66%) May 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Admired/Desired 48 May 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Top Paying 32 May 2023
TIOBE Index 20 (0.78%) Jan 2024

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