Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days, Third Edition, will quickly empower you to create powerful, Y2K-complient COBOL applications. Using client-proven methods, and over 20 years of COBOL programming experience, expert author Mo Budlong provides you with an understanding of the COBOL language and programming methods. Readers who have been confused by the high-end, academic style of other COBOL books and classes have had this to say about previous editions of Sams Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days: A very good book. Much easier to understand than the course I took. The 21 Days book will get you up to speed much quicker (than college classes.) I use Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days at my Learning Center for teaching COBOL programming.