Re: Java versus RPG on iSeries

[Dieter.Bender@xxxxxxxxxxx (Dieter Bender)]

On Tuesday 17 September 2002 22:12, you wrote:
> Hmm... to this I could respond, harsly.... but I will give facts.
>
> Fact:
> Lawson 8.0 currently on the Unix and NT platforms use cobol to run core
> logic. The presentation layer is either a GUI or JSP/servlets.
> Fact:
> Lawson 8.0 for AS400 (which is comming soon) will be RPG business logic
> with either GUI or JSP/servlets front end.
> Most applications that are used at medium to big company levels will be
> written in "older" computer languages becuase no one wants to do a
> complete re-write of all code.

And here is the problem for all this plattforms. The applications on
Mainframe are 30 year old cobol programs, on as400 30 years old rpg programs
and on windows there we would have 20 years old basic applications, if they
would run on top of the new boxes. Unix was near to death with its ancient c
applications.

> That would take forever. You may not know
> this but Microsoft tried to convert away from the AS400, they where for a
> while, but rumor has it that they are back on the AS400.

Sounds nice, but its saying nothing. Rochester and Toronto are doing their
work on windows platforms and you can't run an as400 without the windows
stuff; you have problems to configure your as400 without Oops Nerv.

> Yes, RPG is
> proprientary to AS400 only, but there are enough programs written out
> there that are in RPG and problably won't change for a long time. Remember
> how people said cobol is going to die? Is it dead yet???

If you would have a look to the market for consultants, yes cobol is dead and
rpg is dieing!

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mfG

Dieter Bender


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