Re: Q: 4GL -> Java good idea?

kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz (Kerry Sainsbury) wrote: >Team, > >I'm just wondering if anybody thinks a 4GL to Java cross-compiler would >be a good idea. > >This is, of course, entirely non-trivial, and the result would almost >certainly not be nice OO code. > >Accepting this, is it still a worthwile idea? > >One of the coolest things about Java, IMHO, is the ability to write portable, >readable, server-side code, which is what I would expect the 4GL -> Java >cross-compiler to be mainly used for: A migration path for business logic. > >Waddaya reckon? A better alternative in my view - leave the business logic where it already is and use WDBC to provide a direct connection between back-end application and web browser Check out http://www.hwsl.co.uk/wdbc This will avoid the download time neccesary for Java applets and give you very high performance. --- Rob Tweed Nucleus Design Ltd : http://www.nucleus.co.uk M/Gateway Developments Ltd : http://www.hwsl.co.uk/mgw ---