<P> COBOL was designed in 1959 by CODASYL and was partly based on previous programming language design work by Grace Hopper , commonly referred to as `` the ( grand ) mother of COBOL '' . It was created as part of a US Department of Defense effort to create a portable programming language for data processing . Intended as a stopgap , the Department of Defense promptly forced computer manufacturers to provide it , resulting in its widespread adoption . It was standardized in 1968 and has since been revised four times . Expansions include support for structured and object - oriented programming . The current standard is ISO / IEC 1989 : 2014 . </P>
<P> COBOL was designed in 1959 by CODASYL and was partly based on previous programming language design work by Grace Hopper , commonly referred to as `` the ( grand ) mother of COBOL '' . It was created as part of a US Department of Defense effort to create a portable programming language for data processing . Intended as a stopgap , the Department of Defense promptly forced computer manufacturers to provide it , resulting in its widespread adoption . It was standardized in 1968 and has since been revised four times . Expansions include support for structured and object - oriented programming . The current standard is ISO / IEC 1989 : 2014 . </P>
who develops the first computer language called cobol
who develops the first computer language called cobol
Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper