Re: Thoughts on the JVM as a compilation Target?

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From	Jeremy Wright <jeremy.wright@microfocus.com>
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Micro Focus has a COBOL compiler that compiles direct to JVM byte code.

Last year's The Server Side Java Symposium had a panel discussion "Who Invited
All These Other Languages to My JVM?" but I can't find a write up anywhere.

To answer the specific question, the lack of "unsigned" can be inconvenient.

Jeremy

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  Re: Thoughts on the JVM as a compilation Target? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-05-24 04:21 +0000
    Re: Thoughts on the JVM as a compilation Target? Jeremy Wright <jeremy.wright@microfocus.com> - 2012-05-24 08:30 +0000
      Re: Thoughts on the JVM as a compilation Target? BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-25 14:26 -0500
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