COBOL was intended from the start to be "self-documenting" and English-like with the thinking being that it could be used by 'non-programmers' to create busines

COBOL was intended from the start to be "self-documenting" and English-like with the thinking being that it could be used by 'non-programmers' to create business logic. Not sure that I buy it achieved that goal, but it was the intent.