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2024 Release 2 includes the Chips-Box - a new container control, as well as the ability to compile incrementally from the command line - speeding up the compile of a large number of programs.?Here's a quick look at all the changes, with a demonstration of many of them at the end. https://lnkd.in/gBnGTtUB #Veryant #COBOL #isCOBOL

Is Your COBOL Knowledge at Risk? Do you have a succession and knowledge retention plan for your COBOL assets? According?to Joe Poling at Think Consulting, you need one?now. At Veryant, we've seen companies struggle to keep their applications running after losing key COBOL experts—along with the critical knowledge they held in their heads, and nowhere else. In?Newsletter #8, we highlighted an important point: our customers use COBOL, not mainframe programming. The good news? COBOL isn’t difficult to teach to Java developers. With?isCOBOL, you can take this a step further by converting COBOL into Java classes—giving you a seamless succession and knowledge retention strategy. Don't wait until it's too late! https://lnkd.in/gNciXMtd https://lnkd.in/gYB9Mw6 #isCOBOL #COBOL #COBOLisJava

Cudos to Dr. Steven Vaughan-Nichols, a freelance writer and technology analyst, who writes in ZDNet.com: "Frankly, I expect critical COBOL programs to run until the end of my days. It wouldn't surprise me if COBOL software still matters at the end of the century. No, I'm not kidding." This article offers an insightful analysis of COBOL's role and future while also covering the recent DOGE controversy regarding 150-year-old Social Security payment recipients. https://lnkd.in/g_d5KPJZ #COBOL #Veryant #isCOBOL #COBOLisJava

isCOBOL does an excellent job doing the intricate task of converting COBOL to Java so that it works exactly as it was written without requiring COBOL code changes. This was part of the discussion in an IBM webinar when these experts talk about COBOL vs Java Programming.??They said that "everything COBOL does is possible to tackle in Java code as well, but it just needs to be planned for." Their conclusion??"Languages aren’t necessarily interchangeable. All languages have their strengths and weaknesses, and there’s no answer to whether COBOL or Java programming is better. It's best to just use the best tool for the job." https://lnkd.in/gAq9hbqe? #Veryant #COBOL #Cobolisjava

New KB article How to improve the performance of your application by making your Tab-Control a container. https://lnkd.in/g4dGvAdN

This advice matches our mission as well! Hybrid solutions and modernizing gradually. #COBOL #COBOLisJava #Veryant #LegacyApplications

Kicking off the new year with all the exciting predictions for 2025! ?? I loved reading this piece from The Conversation, where Lewis Endlar reflects on his days coding COBOL on punch cards and how far we've come, especially with AI in our pockets. ?? But what about AI's impact on COBOL today? In our latest newsletter, we dive into how AI might not be great at writing COBOL code but could be a game-changer for documentation, bug detection, and freeing up devs to focus on enhancements. Check out the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gYB9Mw6 #AI #COBOL #Tech2025 #LegacySystems #SoftwareDevelopment COBOL News and Information from Veryant https://www.veryant.com

Check this out! Visual Studio Code, or VS Code, is a free editor from Microsoft.?Combined with the isCOBOL VSCode extension, you can get the benefits like syntax checking, predictive typing, and in-app debugging in an easy-to-use environment.?Here's a video demonstrating how to get started.?https://lnkd.in/giT4TPRb

isCOBOL 2024R2 chips: bringing tradition with tomorrow The isCOBOL 2024R2 release refines the previous version, introduces a new incremental compiler with support for boolean values, has an updated debugger and a new CHIPS-BOX control. isCOBOL Evolve 2024R2 introduces an incremental compiler to speed up compilation time for large projects, adds support for boolean data items, and improves the OOP syntax by allowing the VALUE clause on object reference data. isCOBOL Debugger 2024R2 supports full access to data items of programs and classes in the stack and adds enhancements to Perform stack view and Breakpoints. isCOBOL 2024 R2 introduces a new control named CHIPS-BOX, a container that shows a list of chosen options in a box, improves the W$BITMAP library routine and lets developers customize and centralize window creation and control events. The updated Database Bridge tool has been enhanced to optimize interactions with Microsoft SQL Server. https://lnkd.in/gvs4qtCk Veryant LLC 6390 Greenwich Dr., Suite 225 / San Diego, CA 92122 /? [email protected]

? Veryant is pleased to announce the 11th issue of the?Veryant newsletter. Stay up to date with the latest news from Veryant. Veryant is releasing the 11th issue of the?Veryant newsletter, which provides in-depth information about announcements, products, tips and much more. This issue highlights the new features introduced with the latest isCOBOL2024 R2 beta release, and how you can be a beta tester and get a sneak peek of the new features. The Veryant team shows how to improve your debugging skills, and describes the steps to debug a remote program running in an environment where a graphical user interface is not available. The "Have You Seen This?" section highlights the most interesting Knowledge Base articles that can improve your skills or answer questions you might have on isCOBOL. Check out the cool new features introduced in the 2024R2 beta release, with compiler improvements, new compatibility enhancements, new debugger features, new and improved GUI controls and library routines, refinements to the Database Bridge feature and Profile improvements. MORE INFORMATION Follow Veryant on ? ? ? Veryant LLC 6390 Greenwich Dr., Suite 225 / San Diego, CA 92122 /? [email protected] ? 2024 Veryant LLC - All Rights Reserved