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An empirical analysis of COBOL programs
Author(s) -
AlJarrah M. M.,
Torsun I. S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380090502
Subject(s) - cobol , computer science , analyser , programming language , syntax , program analysis , software engineering , natural language processing , chemistry , chromatography
This paper describes results obtained from a static analysis of 340 COBOL programs collected from commercial and industrial installations. The analysis was performed by a syntax analyser designed specifically to analyse source program statements, gather detailed information and produce a report on the definition and use of data and language in the programs analysed.
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