RPG, COBOL & JAVA

     To All:  
     
     From my standpoint, JAVA will be required because the client server 
     model has moved from the WAN/LAN to the internet.  In order to produce 
     applications that can live in the environment, we will have to use 
     JAVA.  There are two very significant problems.  First, the AS/400 
     version will need to produce an object similar to the RPG and COBOL 
     compilers before JAVA can be used too much on the AS/400.  Second, 
     file I/O and interfaces to SQL need to be beefed up quite a bit. 
     (Screen handling outside of a browser is interesting as well).  
     
     Just like when Synon and AS/SET came out and predicted the end of 3GL 
     coding, JAVA will not be able to push RPG and COBOL out, but because 
     of the emphasis IBM is putting on JAVA, better get your coffee cup 
     warmed up!
     
     One question:  Where does the rumor that IBM will have RPG and COBOL 
     produce byte code for browsers stand?
     
     Jim Oberholtzer
     Information Builders
     jim_oberholtzer@ibi.com
     630/971-6700

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