[Info-vax] Java on VMS, was: Re: So is there still a hobbyist program or not

[Dave Froble]

On 7/20/2019 9:34 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/20/2019 8:13 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 7/19/19 9:24 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> A bit of fun only slightly related.
>>>
>>> I came to think of: what JVM language would the programmers
>>> of the traditional VMS languages pick.
>>>
>>> My best guess:
>>>
>>> Cobol -> Java
>>
>> Considering that the two have absolutely nothing in common, why?
>
> None of the language matches really share syntax.
>
> It is more of a philosophical match.
>
> The Cobol and Java people are the people that does not care if the
> language is a bit old and a bit verbose.
>
>> The list of conversions from COBOL to other "more modern" languages
>> that resulted in business failures just goes on and on and on.
>
> The list of conversions from anything to anything that
> result in failures goes on and on.
>
> Arne
>

What's interesting is that people seem to never learn.  Yes, there are 
disasters, and then others follow in their footsteps.  Lemmings.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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