Re: EJB versus RPG/COBOL

Joe,

agree with everything you've said.

I have found that Java is good for non database / utility type stuff, 'cos
so much has been built already.

eg FTP, email, IFS object handling is very easy to do in Java, and
conversely, fairly painful and messy to do in RPG.

cheers
Colin.W

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400'"
<java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: RE: EJB versus RPG/COBOL


> > From: Dieter Bender
> >
> > I didn't say anything against the skills of rpg programmers, I have
> long
> > years
> > of experience in programming rpg and the last 5 years I've had a look
> to
> > the
> > world of java, inside and outside of the as400 community. And my
> opinion
> > is,
> > that rpg and java programmers are thinking diffrent and you and me are
> > examples for this fact.
>
> I don't know about you, Dieter, but I sell a commercially successful
> Java-based product, and I still like to code my business rules in RPG.
> It's not a matter of "different mind set" it's a matter of the right
> tool for the job.  Far too many Java programmers think everything should
> be coded in Java, and it's my opinion that you use the best language for
> your environment.  On the iSeries, that's RPG hands down.
>
> Java is better suited to static problem sets.  The ability to change the
> way a Java application works based on database flags is quite limited.
> What's even more limited is the ability to quickly create a one-off
> version of a program with a minor logic change, and then execute that by
> simply changing the library list.
>
> OS/400 is SO MUCH MORE productive than the J2EE platform in real world
> deployment that, unless your primary purpose is "platform independence",
> there is no way to justify using J2EE for business development.
>
> Joe
>
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