Replacement of COBOL sample #7696
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Per the contribution guidelines, "Hello World" examples are discouraged as they don't provide enough tokens for the classifier to accurately detect the language. I am proposing a replacement with a more representative example that demonstrates core COBOL features widely used in legacy systems.
'"Hello world" examples will not be accepted'
Delete samples/COBOL/hello_world.cbl
Add Fibonacci sequence generator and analyzer program
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Add Fibonacci sequence generator and analyzer program
If you're going to remove samples in the name of adhering to the guidelines, you should be adding a real-world sample. Fibonacci examples are just like "Hello world" samples in that no one really uses these outside of learning the language.
The PR template should also point to the source of the real-world sample and state the license of the sample.
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removing samples/COBOL/hello_world.cbl, replacing it with example that covers more language usage
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Reason for removal:
The repository rules have been updated and explicitly state that generic 'Hello World' examples are not allowed within the samples directory. This commit ensures the COBOL section is compliant with the repository's current guidelines.
Relevant commit:
Checklist:
I have included a real-world usage sample for all extensions added in this PR:
I have included a change to the heuristics to distinguish my language from others using the same extension.
I am fixing a misclassified language