The Relationship Between COBOL and Computer Science
Ben Schneiderman · IEEE Annals of the History of Computing · 1985
Based on interviews, reviews of the literature, and personal impressions, the author offers historical, technical, and social/psychological perspectives on the fragile relationship between COBOL and computer science. The technical contributions of COBOL to programming language design are evaluated. Five proposals for computer science research on COBOL and fourth-generation languages are described.