Re: [open-cobol-list] Which formatting convention to use?

[Duke Normandin]

On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, David Essex wrote:

> Duke Normandin wrote:
>
> > Should a COBOL noob like me be learning the language using the
> > traditional (strict) formatting conventions in order to learn COBOL
> > correctly, or is using the "free" source format OK in this
> > day-and-age?
> > ...
>
> You can use what format you prefer.
> The default is fixed format.

I was looking for educated opinions as to which would serve a noob
best both now and in the long-term. ;)

> For a complete list of OC options type 'cobc -h'.

Yep...knew that.

[snip]

> 1) COBOL programming - tutorials, lectures, exercises, examples
> http://www.csis.ul.ie/COBOL/
>
> 2) OpenCOBOL FAQ
> http://opencobol.add1tocobol.com/

I've been reading these two resources for the last couple of
days. I've found a few others as well. Thanks for the input!
-- 
Duke
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