Object-oriented programming (OOP) represents an opportunity to leverage contemporary IT architectures such as the Java Virtual Machine or .NET OOP is the standard for these platforms. Existing procedural programs can work quite happily on these new platforms – but to fully harness .NET and JVM, a good grounding in OOP will make all the difference. This infographic highlights the on demand education available to help developers get started with OOP for COBOL. To access the education series, visit www.microfocus.com/oopwebinars

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These webinars are now available online so you
can embark on your own 6-step journey…
OOPs!!!
If you missed one of our Object-Oriented
Programming (OOP) for COBOL webinar
series, you can now catch up with all six
on demand.
Your First COBOL Class
Collection Classes
Inheritance
Accessing Procedural Code
from .NET and JVM
Compare and
contrast with a regular
COBOL program
Discover the syntax for
defining your own COBOL
class and methods
Create an instance of
the class in COBOL and
other languages
Join us for this educational
webinar series created especially
for COBOL programmers who
want to learn more about OOP
Learn different
collection classes and
the syntax for declaring
and processing lists
Access ‘collections’
– an important set of
classes available in
.NET and JVM
Take the hard work
out of creating lists
of items
Focus on adding
new functionality
Combine everything learned so far
Quickly reuse existing procedural
COBOL programs in .NET and
JVM applications
Discover techniques for exposing
current COBOL application logic
to Java and C#
Webinar 1
Webinar 3
Webinar 2
Simply…
Watch the
on-demand videos
Access a free trial
of Visual COBOL
Download the
sample code
COBOL
Java
.NET
Data and properties
• Dive deep into COBOL syntax of getter and setter
property methods
• Explore how data types from .NET and JVM can work
together with COBOL’s rich type system
• Look into ‘properties’ that can expose this data to
other classes and programs
Webinar 4
Webinar 6
Developing COBOL applications with OOP
provides an opportunity to bridge existing
COBOL applications to contemporary IT
frameworks such as Java or .NET
Introduction to OOP
Return to the
key concepts
of OO COBOL
Extend current classes to
add more functionality and
override existing behavior
Learn advanced
syntax for writing
your own classes
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