Art of Software Testing
Experiences in COBOL compiler validation
AFIPS '74 Proceedings of the May 6-10, 1974, national computer conference and exposition
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The Federal COBOL Compiler Testing Service (FCCTS) was transferred from the Department of the Navy to the General Services Administration (GSA) in May, 1979. GSA renamed it the Federal Compiler Testing Center (FCTC) and expanded its functions beyond that of COBOL compiler validation. This paper discusses (1) the effect of the FCCTS/FCTC in the area of COBOL over the past eight years, mainly in the area of the standardization of COBOL; (2) the quality of COBOL compilers today contrasted with those of six and 10 years ago; and (3) the effect of this work on the ADP procurement process and ultimately the end user. Today's COBOL 74 compiler, on the average, is far superior to its predecessors, developed for COBOL 68.