Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Apress

COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET

A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer

  • Book
  • © 2003

Overview

Authors:
  1. Chris Richardson
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Written from the perspective of a former COBOL/CICS mainframe programmer
  • Familiar mainframe terms/concepts are used to help introduce the .NET technologies
  • COBOL .NET and Visual Basic .NET code samples are provided
  • Author is a Senior Software Engineer on a .NET Web Development project at a Fortune 500 company
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
    Download chapter PDF

  2. The Mainframe Paradigm Shift

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Your Future with COBOL

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 3-28

    3. What Is .NET?

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 29-58

    4. .NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 1

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 59-92

    5. .NET Retraining Prerequisites, Part 2

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 93-129

  3. .NET Programming Essentials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Inside the .NET Integrated Development Environment

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 133-170

    3. The Nuts and Bolts of .NET Programming

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 171-203

    4. The .NET Framework

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 205-243

    5. The .NET Common Language Runtime

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 245-279

    6. Creating and Using Objects

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 281-319

  4. Reading, Writing, and Describing Data

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 321-321
      Download chapter PDF

    2. A New Perspective Toward Data

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 323-358

    3. Database Programming with .NET

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 359-407

    4. XML in a Managed Environment

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 409-442

  5. Interfacing and Interacting with the User

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 443-443
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Windows Forms, Web Forms, and No Forms

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 445-507

    3. Adding Value to Your Interface

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 509-550

    4. Managing Cache and State for ASP.NET

      • Chris Richardson
      Pages 551-595
Back to top

Keywords

Reviews

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)

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer

  • Authors: Chris Richardson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0772-6

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Chris Richardson 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-048-5Published: 15 April 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0772-6Published: 09 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIX, 1032

  • Topics: Microsoft and .NET, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation