At 07:26 AM 2/27/2001 -0800, Doug Becker wrote:
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>One aspect that is never touched upon in this article or others is what
>happens when Java can't handle the load and the system is rewritten in
>Cobol. This happens more frequently than one would be led to believe by
>the media. Java is in some ways like a garbage disposal. Garbage disposals
>at first seemed like the be-all and end-all solution. No more
>heavy-lifting required. Then the plumber after changing out the unit and
>retrieving your fingers advises you not to put bones, large quantities of
>vegetables, or non-food items in the disposal * it just wasn't built for that.
>
>http://www.sunworld.com/swol-04-1998/swol-04-cobolconversion.html

Is Java's inability to handle heavy loads due to the language itself, or is
it due to the way it is executed via bytecode interpreted/executed by the JVM?

Can a Java program compiled to a NMPROG be just as capable as a COBOL program?

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