COBOL_Tutorial is my practice and cheatsheet area for learning COBOL, based on the source material from "COBOL Tutorial: Learn COBOL in One Video" by Derek Banas and "Beginning COBOL for Programmers" by Michael Coughlan. This beginner-friendly GitHub repo provides a comprehensive tutorial on COBOL programming language, covering syntax, data types, variables, control structures, procedures, file handling, and debugging techniques.

• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Topics Covered
• Contributing
• License

COBOL is a high-level programming language that has been around since the 1950s. It is commonly used in business applications, particularly in the financial and banking industries. Despite its age, COBOL is still widely used today and has an active community of developers.

This tutorial is designed to be beginner-friendly and assumes no prior knowledge of COBOL. It covers the basics of COBOL syntax and gradually progresses to more advanced topics. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a solid understanding of COBOL and be able to write efficient and effective COBOL programs.

To get started with this tutorial, simply clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/COBOL_Tutorial.git

Then, open the index.html file in your web browser to access the tutorial.

This tutorial covers the following topics:

• COBOL Syntax
• Data Types
• Variables
• Constants
• Arithmetic Operators
• Logical Operators
• Control Structures
• Arrays
• Procedures
• File Handling
• Debugging Techniques

Each topic includes code examples, explanations, and practical exercises to help you learn and apply the concepts.

Contributions to this tutorial are welcome! If you find a mistake or would like to add more content, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

This repository is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.