From Relic to Relevance: COBOL’s 88-Level Fields for Modern Coders

Luke Zeisset COBOL, Modernization, Programming, Tutorial Leave a Comment

Remember when blockchain was going to change everything? Now AI is the trend dominating every conversation—but some of the most effective programming ideas have been around for decades. This post examines one of COBOL’s lesser-known yet highly practical features: the 88-level field. Far more than a simple boolean, 88-level fields provide a clear, maintainable way to describe data conditions, enforce business rules, and streamline initialization. Through real-world examples, you’ll see how this feature can reduce complexity, eliminate hard-coded values, and make logic more expressive—demonstrating that sometimes proven tools from “old” languages still have lessons worth applying today.

Long-Running Workflows Made Simple With C# and Azure Durable Functions

Long-Running Workflows Made Simple with C# + Azure Durable Functions

Robert Rice Articles, Azure, C#, Financial, Tutorial Leave a Comment

It’s common to face challenges around long-running workflows, state management, and resiliency when you’re building cloud-native applications. Traditional approaches like background services or message queues might work sometimes, but they often require a lot of “glue code” and custom retry logic. This entails not only more work up-front for the developer, but also more maintenance in the long run.

That’s where Azure Durable Functions come in.

Why Mobile App Deployment Stops So Many Developers (And How To Beat It)

Andy Link Articles, CI/CD, DevOps, Flutter, Mobile, Tutorial 1 Comment

Deploying a mobile app is often more difficult than building it. In this guide, we simplify the confusing, often poorly documented process of deploying a Flutter app for internal testing. Learn step-by-step how to distribute your app through Google Play Internal Release and Apple TestFlight, so real-world testers can start using your app sooner.

HTMX in Action How to Build a Lightweight Signup Form

HTMX in Action: How to Build a Lightweight Signup Form

Chris Sonnenberg HTML5, Tutorial Leave a Comment

Creating dynamic, responsive web forms doesn’t have to be complicated. With HTMX, you can build a seamless signup form using just a few HTML enhancements. In this blog, I’m going to show how to make a basic signup form with HTMX.

We’ll cover how a few minor improvements to HTML allow us to make a simple form quickly while keeping state consistent. There will be only three sections to the form, but it’s easily extendable with changes in only one or two routes per change.