Java and Cobol differences

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user246584 picture user246584 · Jan 10, 2010 · Viewed 9.3k times · Source

Can anyone help comparing and contrasting between Java and cobol in terms of technical differences as well as architectural design styles

Answer

Larry Watanabe picture Larry Watanabe · Jan 10, 2010

Similarities

  1. Cobol and Java were going to change the world and solve the problem of programming.

  2. Neither lived up to the initial hype.

  3. There are now very large, bloated Cobol and Java programs that are used by banks and are "legacy" ... too large and critical to rewrite or throw away.

  4. Cobol introduce the idea of having long, readable names in their code. Java recommends long, readable names.

Differences

  1. Cobol was invented by an American, Grace Murray Hopper, who received the highest award by the Department of Defense, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

  2. Java was invented by a Canadian, James Gosling, who received Canada's highest civilian honor, an Officer of the Order of Canada.

3 COBOL convention uses a "-" to separate words in names, Java convention uses upper/lower CamelCase.

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