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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/21/2019 12:30 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 7/21/2019 10:55 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/21/2019 8:46 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2019-07-21, Simon Clubley
>>> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> However, even though it is the newer of the two, Java will actually
>>>> probably die off quicker than COBOL, especially given the stunts
>>>> that Oracle are pulling over its licencing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> A question about Java on the server (instead of client):
>>>
>>> For those of you using Java on the server, what are you moving to
>>> for new development if you are thinking of moving away from Java ?
>>
>> The likely options for the server side of a total new
>> business application are pretty well known:
>>
>> The current king: Java.
>>
>> The big contenders:
>> * .NET
>> * PHP
>>
>> The more exotic choices:
>> * keep JVM but switch language to Scala or Kotlin or Groovy
>> * .NET Core
>> * Python
>> * Ruby
>> * node.js (JavaScript)
>>
>> There are plenty of options.
> 
> Gee, that's not how I would do it ....

I believe that.

But I also believe that your choice would not be considered by most
businesses.

Arne