THIS IS A STYLED PARAGRAPH WITH A BACKGROUND IMAGE .
In the spring of 1989 I was promoted to the position of programmer analyst (PA). During this time I was given the assignment of developing the Philadelphia School District’s first online time and attendance system (PARIS).
This application was written in COBOL/XE. This is a form of COBOL that allows you to write online applications without using command-level CICS (a highly complicated interface).
Programming in COBOL/XE offered developers the ability to produce online mainframe applications in a timely manner.