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Subject: RE: Development ideas
From: "Shahan, Ray" <rshahan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:59:25 -0500
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Hmmm, why do you perceive COBOL as a 'lock in' situation.

Ray Shahan

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans", John Lennon

> I think when redeveloping applications, you want to avoid "lock in"
> situations,which would be the situation when using RPG or COBOL.  You will
> be basically forcing reliance on the AS/400. Going a Java route, it makes
> you more adaptable, as I see it.
>
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