Java for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers

Bys: Coulthard, Phil and Farr, George

Book Overview

Written by mainframe and midrange professionals George Farr and Phil Coulthard, ava for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers is designed to help COBOL programmers make the jump to Java. It teaches COBOL programmers how to read and write Java programs and helps them understand the concepts necessary to continue to improve their Java skills. Rather than serve merely as an overview, Java for S/390 and AS/400 COBOL Programmers is a massive work of more than 900 pages that addresses Java's syntax and much of the Java Development Kit's (JDK's) functionality through comparisons with COBOL. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583470115
• ISBN13: 9781583470114
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: MC Press
• Length: 830 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I love it

This is a great book for programmer from the procedural world trying to lear Java. There is lot of comparison to Cobol code. The examples are detailed and more real world much unlike the examples found in other Java books. Chapter 9 on Object orientation is gem.

...just like starting over...again

Instead of calling it "Java for Dummies" they decided to be nice to us old-timers and call it "Java for...Cobol programmers", but that's OK. Prepare yourself for a thick heavy meal that must be digested very slowly. Not a stone left unturned, very, very meticulous. There is a lot of exhaustive material so you will need a lot of time to go through this. Measure it not in weeks but perhaps in a few good months. But it will...