There is an interesting (???) thread in comp.lang.cobol that I thought some in IBM-MAIN want to look at. It does includes its "the mainframe is just as dead as COBOL statements", but I still think that some in IBM-MAIN would be interested in the comments about Java, COBOL, and the mainframe.
> The article is not making the point that Java is becoming the > corporate language of choice, as Cobol is/once was (choose one), but > that is is becoming obsolete as it is being replaced by newer > languages such as "Ruby, PHP, AJAX [sic]", and even C#. > > http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/28/52FE-underreported-java_1.html > > """If you're a Java developer, now's the time to invest in new > skills.""" > > There was a quote from a quarter century ago or more that went "10 > years ago there were 3000 languages and COBOL, today there are 300 and > COBOL. In 10 years time I expect there will be 30 and COBOL." > > The question then is: Is Java just another fad language in the range: > Algol, Pascal, Modula2, Ada, C++, that will be replaced by the next > fad languages Ruby, PHP, C# which will then be replaced by the > next ... > > Or will Java really become the next Cobol and will continue for > decades more ? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
