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Sorry Mr. Pluta, excuse me, I didn't recognize that this is a rpg hardliner mailing list. It's foolish, that a statement pro java is flame in a java-400l mailing list. And its foolish, that I have to declare a man, who is teaching java, what is multithreading, sorry, I won't do again. Dieter On Wednesday 18 September 2002 20:15, you wrote: > > From: Blair Wyman > > > > On Wednesday, 09/18/2002 at 09:42 EST, "Joe Pluta" > > > > <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com> wrote: > > > So, if you want to say that Java is faster than RPG, you must prove it. > > > > ...but if you are saying that RPG is faster, no proof is required: > > Actually, I've run numerous comparisons of Java, SQL and RLA over the > years, and Java has lost soundly in every one. Been awhile since I did > one, though, so perhaps it's time to revisit it. However, are you > suggesting that Java is as fast as RPG and native I/O for database access? > > > For the insides of a business, RPG and DDS are the awesome 1-2 > > punch behind > > the best character-based interface in existance (e.g. "green-screen"). > > > > However, if you want to put an 'e-' in front of your business, Java is > > the modern language to learn. > > Blair, the original post had to do with writing Java applications that > would mimic exiting RPG legacy applications. All my comments were based on > that statement. > > I agree that Java is the proper language for the UI middleware required for > web applications, but I still haven't seen a Java-based iSeries application > that can compare to RPG and native DB2/400 access for business logic. > > I will once again post my yardstick: > > Show me an MRP generation over a 10,000,000 record database that comes > within, say, 50% of the performance of the equivalent program in RPG. At > that time, Java will have come of age for business logic. The last time I > published benchmarks, Java was nowhere close - heck, embedded SQL didn't > even run as fast, so I know Java wouldn't if it used JDBC. And my RLA > benchmarks didn't show a lot of promise, either. Times may have changed, > but it's up to the challenger to provide the proof, I think. > > But that's just MY opinion. > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400 (JAVA400-L) > mailing list To post a message email: JAVA400-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/java400-l > or email: JAVA400-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/java400-l. -- mfG Dieter Bender DV-Beratung Dieter Bender Wetzlarerstr. 25 35435 Wettenberg Tel. +49 641 9805855 Fax +49 641 9805856 www.bender-dv.de
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