Peter Wassel

Mar 7, 2024 | blog.share.org | Tom Ross |Peter Wassel

The invention of Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL), a compiled English-like computer programming language, did not mark the end of its evolution. Like the wheel has evolved since its invention around 3,500 BCE, COBOL has evolved from its most basic iterations into the more mobile COBOL of today. Too often invention and innovation are considered synonymous, leaving many to believe that technology is only the latest software and hardware made visible to the market.