Technology
COBOL is a development technology used to build, support, or power modern software applications and digital products.
COBOL is a business-oriented programming language with a long history in banking, insurance, government, and other transaction-heavy systems. It was designed around readable business logic and reliable processing of structured data. Many COBOL systems continue to support critical workloads, particularly on mainframes. Modern development and modernization efforts may involve integrating COBOL applications with APIs, databases, and newer services while preserving established business rules.
For projects using COBOL, teams should consider the application's requirements, expected scale, integration points, deployment environment, testing approach, and long-term maintenance. Choosing the technology should also take into account the existing skills of the development team and the libraries or services already used by the product.