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Not to mention, the system interface provided by mainframes has inherent failover capabilities. This means the cobol software is intentionally less robust in th
by sophacles 16y ago
Not to mention, the system interface provided by mainframes has inherent failover capabilities. This means the cobol software is intentionally less robust in the "what happens if a part of the system fails" area, as that is something that rarely happens in a way that actually affects app level software.
- wmf 16y agoI think people are assuming that if you ported your COBOL app to a cluster you'd use some kind of middleware that provides the same "inherent" reliability that the mainframe environment provides. The cost of such middleware is an open question.