openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course resource
Training materials and labs for a "Getting Started" level course on COBOL observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 86
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2336
- days_rel: 579
- days_push: 89
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3627 stars · 717 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A set of open source training materials and hands-on labs for learning COBOL programming on z/OS, published by the Open Mainframe Project. It includes four course books (Getting Started, Learning COBOL, Advanced Topics, Testing) plus an interactive lab environment and links to video courses.
Use cases
- learn COBOL programming from scratch
- find COBOL training materials with hands-on labs
- learn mainframe z/OS development
- upskill to maintain legacy COBOL systems
- teach a COBOL course using open curriculum
- practice COBOL in VS Code with modern tooling
When to choose
- you want free, openly licensed COBOL course materials with labs
- you are targeting mainframe or enterprise COBOL careers
- you want an interactive lab environment and community support
When to avoid
- you need a COBOL compiler or runtime, not learning materials
- you want general programming education unrelated to COBOL or mainframes
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation developer-tools education tutorials programming-languages cross-platform cli cobol mainframe zos training-materials labs open-mainframe-project enterprise-cobol vscode
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course · fetched 2026-08-28 · 11e3b9c1ddce
- homepage: https://openmainframeproject.org/projects/cobol-programming-course/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 10447381dcaf
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7fc15b6432a6
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/governing-board · fetched 2026-08-29 · b8a67a392b89
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/ambassadors · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6aac460605da
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/technical-advisory-council · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0b6f3ec48227
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/members · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3ed1b504da92
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/contact-us · fetched 2026-08-29 · 58131fa668b1
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/marketing-committee · fetched 2026-08-29 · e9cd52c82cfa
- site_page: https://openmainframeproject.org/about/leadership · fetched 2026-08-29 · 089bb2598953
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| openmainframeproject/cobol-programming-course | main | 62 |
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