Thanks to Twitter and other major web development companies including IBM, Java while now 16 years old remains the best tool for web development, SOA, and other Internet based applications. I'm providing a fascinating if rather geeky article on the relevance of Java to Twitter and how it solved huge problems of scalability and keeping Twitter's web site up and running! See: Twitter and Java.
Java now provides support in the Java Virtual Machine for other languages beside Java. It has been enhanced with its just-in-time compiler to completely eliminate the old issues of being an "interpreted" language.
While RPG is dying of old age, Java is getting face lifts and major surgery to keep it current and relevant. Many of the largest web developers now choose Java over C++ or any other language.
If you are not using Java on your IBM i based platform and do not have a program in place to replace RPG with Java, you need get moving!
Bob...I am a recruiter.
ReplyDeleteIf your background on a resume is IBM, RPG, etc...there's a high likelihood your papers will be filed under 'G'
Ironic, because 15 to 20 years ago, it was all IBM, and moving away from the Big Blue fold was risky business
If your resume is ALL Java, there's a high likelihood of success