Structured Programming in Cobol: An Approach for Application Programmers

Techniques for designing and writing Cobol programs
are presented.  Previous work in structured 
programming is drawn upon and adapted.  The presentation
is informal: the terminology is nonmathematical 
as far as possible, no theorems are proved, and examples
are used frequently.  Top-down program design 
is implemented through the use of structured flowcharts,
disciplined specifications, and step by step 
verification.  A well-formed Cobol program is defined.
 The proper use of the GO TO and other Cobol coding 
practices are discussed.

CACM January, 1977

Van Gelder, A.

structured programming, top-down, well-formed program,
GO TO statement, repeat statement, flowchart, 
application programming, Cobol, software reliability, program verification

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