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

Rob Tweed <rtweed@imtcons.demon.co.uk> wrote in article <338ca7ef.335474316@news.demon.co.uk>... > 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 > Are You sure this URL is correct? Josef Dufek jdufek@iss.cz > 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 > > --- >