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- Grace Hopper created FLOW-MATIC, the first English-like data-processing compiler, and influenced COBOL's development.
- The Short Range Committee formed in 1959 to create COBOL, aiming for a common, English-based business language.
- COBOL's design emphasized simplicity, neutrality, and broader accessibility, leading to its global adoption.
- Modernization, not replacement, is often recommended for COBOL systems, leveraging APIs and updated versions like IBM COBOL 6.5.
- IBM COBOL 6.5 offers performance gains, cost reductions, and productivity improvements, sustaining COBOL's value.