COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer - Softcover

Chris L. Richardson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590590481 ISBN 13: 9781590590485

Publisher: Apress, 2003

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive .NET-retraining guide written for the COBOL/CICS mainframe programmer from the perspective of a former COBOL/CICS programmer.

About this title

About the Author

strongChris L. Richardson/strong is a senior software engineer on a .NET web development project at a Fortune 500 company. Before making the transition to Windows and web programming, he held senior programmer/analyst positions on the mainframe platform. For the majority of his 20+ years in the information technology field, he has developed using COBOL, CICS, and DB2. Chris proudly reminds people of his mainframe background and jokingly refers to himself as a "reformed mainframe programmer." He divides his leisure time between entrepreneurial endeavors (such as his startup, California-based eClectic Software Solutions) and studying for his next Microsoft certification exam.

Review

From the reviews:

"This book explains what .Net is, then provides a comprehensive guide to retraining. The style is conversational and easy to read. ... Presentation is well structured, with plenty of notes, tips and cautions on matters such as registry editing. There are cross references to related topics covered in other chapters, and a copious index and relevant references are provided at the end of each chapter, with useful downloads." (Philip Ballinger, Computer Bulletin, March, 2004)

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1590590481
• ISBN 13: 9781590590485
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1032