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To: regli who wrote (43684)	12/31/2005 2:36:40 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Will Java run a on a machine with no OS ?

To: regli who wrote (43684)	12/31/2005 12:26:58 PM
From: clochard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

The biggest code base is still COBOL, which survives because it's best at what it was designed to do: implement business logic by programmers in a commercial setting. Languages like C++ and Java are great for writing compilers and front ends, but a business analyst / programmer has neither the time nor the desire (and maybe the skill) to use them. COBOL is still around just as the four-wheel car is still here, and the four-legged animal too. Even if all the college professors of the world and their brain-washed students ignore it, COBOL can be used for practically any purpose. The fact that it isn't being used for web-based interfaces for example, is due only to the ignorance of the software industry.