Recommended Books

Fujitsu, producers of the NetCOBOL line of products, has a history of helping people learn about COBOL. It has provided compilers with books on COBOL and been highly proactive in the creation of COBOL-related books. Also, a number of those engaged in the development and support of Alchemy Solutions products have written, or contributed to, books on COBOL and related subjects. Those of our past and present staff, consultants and partners with text in print include:

• Raul Menendez
• Doug Brown
• Thane Hubbell
• Tim O'Brien

You’ll find our team’s writings and evidence of Fujitsu’s involvement in the following books:

	Microsoft .NET for COBOL Programmers  by Tim O'Brien Microsoft .NET for COBOL Programmers offers more than 5 hours of video presentations on using COBOL in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Visual Studio. This course uses Fujitsu's NetCOBOL for .NET product and focuses on a wide range of .NET related topics and technologies. This book contains an excellent primer on object-oriented COBOL.
	Murach's Structured COBOL by Mike Murach, Anne Prince, Raul Menendez
	Murach's CICS for the COBOL Programmer by Raul Menendez, Doug Lowe
	Murach's CICS Desk Reference by Raul Menendez, Doug Lowe
	Murach's OS/390 and z/OS JCL by Raul Menendez, Doug Lowe, Mike Murach (Introduction)
	Mastering COBOL by Carol Baroudi (Significant contributions from Doug Brown and other Fujitsu Software consultants, with credit given to Ron Langer for his support) (Review)
	Teach Yourself COBOL in 24 Hours by Thane Hubbell (Review)
	COBOL and Visual Basic on .NET: A Guide for the Reformed Mainframe Programmer by Chris Richardson (Review)
	COBOL From Micro to Mainframe: Preparing for the New Millennium by Robert Grauer
	COBOL for Dummies by Arthur Griffith