Re: Java on the AS/400

Vernon,

In a message dated 98-05-30 11:33:43 EDT, you write:

<<snip>>
> The IBM approach does _not_ limit you to running on the 400. The
>  applications that you create can run on any Java virtual machine. The
>  400-specificity here has nothing to do with Java. It's no different from
>  using Lightning in VB to talk to the 400.
>  
>  So, IMO, it's misleading to lump these approaches together, esp. to suggest
>  that IBM is pulling the rug out from under the portability of Java by
>  providing classes for 400 access.

The IBM JDT _does_ limit your applications to the /400.  That's it's whole
raison d'etre.  However, someone writing cross-platform applications would be
well-served by identifying the platform on which the application is running
and optimizing their code for that platform.  For example, use a JDBC for all
platforms, yet allow room in your code to use the /400 (or HP/9000, or
DEC/VAX) extensions to make it run optimally.

JMHO,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

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