Re: How hard is Java, really?

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Dave O. wrote:
> This sounds like a superb architecture and I'm being sincere.  How do
> you generate code and what kind from JSPs?  What if I want to use
> another back-end language? Which one would you recommend and
> what are the advantages/disadvantages?

Also not wanting to answer for Joe, but in an earlier message I think you asked 
me why I use RPG instead of COBOL, C, or REXX, and the simplest answer is that 
RPG is the most prevalent of the ILE languages and the one that IBM has been 
modernizing the most, but if RPG weren't available then I'd probably go with 
COBOL for business applications.

I began programming in COBOL on the AS/400, then switched to RPG a year later.  
The development environments and language structure were so similar that it 
only took me a few weeks to become proficient at RPG.  But if you're against 
RPG, it seems that COBOL would suit your needs well for business logic and I/O. 
 To me language syntax and structure is much less important than the overall 
performance and services of the runtime environment (ILE and the native virtual 
machine).

I think Joe meant to say he generated JSPs from display file DDS, but I'm not 
sure.

Nathan.