From one of the dinosaurs who still writes COBOL - the language which is on the brink of extinction, and always will be - welcome to my COBOL page. Despite what you may have heard, this old fossil of a language can survive, thrive, and even coexist with those hairy little mammals who have been acting so smug and uppity. Heres what Ive learned so far about IBMs implementation of object-oriented COBOL.

Introduction to Design Patterns in C with Qt4. By the end of the book, the reader should have a deep understanding of both the language and libraries, as well the design patterns used in developing software with them. Introduction to Design Patterns in C with Qt4.

C and Objective C Programming Ebooks. The C Programming Language 2nd Edition. The computing world has undergone a revolution since the publication of The C Programming Language in 1978. Big computers are much bigger, and personal computers have capabilities that rival mainframes of a decade ago. During this time, C has changed too, although only modestly, and it has spread far beyond its origins as the language of the UNIX operating system.

If you have not programmed before, do not worry. Programming is not rocket science it is, well, programming. The bad news about learning to program is that you get hit with a lot of ideas and concepts at around the same time when you start, and this can be confusing.

Programming Forth introduces you to modern Forth systems. In 1994 the ANS Forth standard was released and unleashed a wave of creativity among Forth compiler writers. Because the ANS standard, unlike the previous informal Forth-83 standard, avoids specifying implementation details, implementers took full advantage. The result has been what I choose to call modern Forths, which are available from a range of sources both commercial and open-source.

Interactive Fortran 77 A Hands on Approach. By Ian D Chivers and Jane Sleightholme. As most teachers know their ideas of how to approach a subject gradually change with time, for a variety of reasons. This edition reflects changes in four main areas. A complete rewrite of the problem solving chapter;. An alternate introduction to arrays more appropriate to a wider range of students. A complete revamp of Appendix E, to provide a complete list of functions in Fortran 77 with descriptions and examples.

The purpose of this book is bring the power and ease of use of PHP to anyone with a desire to learn PHP, and in doing so, join the tens of thousands of web developers who have already discovered the flexibility and productivity that comes with using PHP.

Bruce believes Java is abandoning its base, and conditions are ripe for an alternative to emerge.

If you think the greatest pleasure in programming comes from getting a lot done with code that simply and clearly expresses your intention, then programming in Common Lisp is likely to be about the most fun you can have with a computer.

Learning Object Oriented Programming with Delphi. Online Delphi OOP Course by John Barrow. Following are the few Delphi programming topics covered in this book. Introduction to Delphi OO basics. Introduction to Delphi class inheritance. Delphi Programmer defined classes and objects. Accessing an Delphi object and its data. The Sender parameter and substitution. Introducing type inheritance in Delphi. Using and abusing inheritance in Delphi.