[Info-vax] VMS Software: New US Mailing Address

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Wed Oct 12 21:10:36 EDT 2022


On 10/12/2022 8:30 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 10/12/22 19:12, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 10/12/2022 6:59 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 10/12/22 17:43, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> Also note that moving to the current century implies
>>>> moving from embedded SQL even if a precompiler is available.
>>>>
>>>> Embedded SQL is a 80's & 90's technology.
>>>>
>>>> Not what would be chosen if starting from scratch today.
>>>
>>> Don't know why not.  Most of the COBOL/Oracle sites I am aware of
>>> are all EXEC SQL embedded programming.
>>
>> How many of those code bases was *started* this century?
> 
> Some.  But then, how many of the current VMS sites were *started* this
> century?

Very few.

But that doesn't really mean anything for what is used
this century.

Arne




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