4 ms·COBOL was supposed to be just that. It is not considered a nice or beautiful language generally.by NinjaViking 5y agoCOBOL was supposed to be just that. It is not considered a nice or beautiful language generally.cube00 5y agoOnly global scope sounds like a nightmare.mkl 5y agoCOBOL was definitely designed by programmers, not non-programmers. It was sort of aimed at non-programmers, but that was mostly marketing I think.